Reasons for Reliance

Philosophers have in general offered only a partial view of the normative grounds of reliance. Some maintain that one of either evidence or pragmatic considerations has a normative bearing on reliance but are silent about whether the other kind of consideration has such a bearing on it as well. Others assert that both kinds of consideration have a normative bearing on reliance but sidestep the question of what their relative normative bearing is. My aim in this article is to offer a more systematic and comprehensive view of reasons for reliance.