Do you have know why you know in order to know? Internalism Yes. Externalism NO.
Pojman: "justification is a combo of these 2 forms; Subjective justification (Internalism)-cant be blamed for your belief, your belief is reasonable given your circumstances.
Objective justification (Externalism)-right relationship between the belief and the objective truth, belief caused by a reliable mechanism.
Ch. 16 Do we have control over our beliefs?
Direct control-decide what to believe through an act of will
-logic and math
-sensory beliefs
-seems difficult if not impossible
Indirect control-decide through:
-impartial weighing of evidence
-conditioning self to favor what you want to believe ex: hypnosis/daily affirmation/AA
To what extent does culture and upbringing add to our belief