Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.52685/pihfb.52.1(103).3

Zimmermann’s Early Doctrine of Epistemic States

Dario Škarica orcid.org/0000-0002-6788-2242 ; Institute of Philosophy, Zagreb, Croatia; / Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Split, Croatia

Abstract

This paper presents and comments on Zimmermann’s early views on epistemic states (such as doubt, opinion, and certainty). The main conclusions drawn are as follows: first, Zimmermann’s early considerations on epistemic states are at least partially informed by the distinction between real and objective (epistemic) truth; second, Zimmermann holds epistemic reasons to be both objective criteria of truth and objective motives of (epistemic) assent; third, Zimmermann’s definitions of doubt, opinion, and certainty are both epistemological and psychological in nature.

Keywords

Stjepan Zimmermann; doubt; opinion; certainty; truth; justification

Hrčak ID:

346881

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/346881

Publication date:

5.5.2026.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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