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Here, Sahar Joakim interviews Prof. Tim Williamson on Epistemic Ambivalence. We cover what justifies belief, and a case in which someone has (a) justification for believing that an idea is true and (b) equally good justification for believing that the same idea is false. Williamson applies lessons we learn from his case of a mathematician's dilemma to (a) evidence and (b) belief.

Prof. Williamson's ideas are articulated in his paper, philosophy.ox.ac.uk/files/dilemmaspdf

For more from Prof. Williamson, see philosophy.ox.ac.uk/people/timothy-williamson