Evidence One Does Not Possess

Abstract

Unpossessed evidence abounds. There is much to be seen and much to be had. much of it will never have an impact on our epistemic standings, but some of it does. Some evidence is such that we are blameworthy for not having it, and there is a tricky question about how to delineate this class of evidence. in this paper, i address and propose a solution to the dilemma posed by lazy agents on the one hand and agents facing exceptional evidence on the other. One familiar suggestion is that agents are blameworthy when their conduct results from their vices, and i will make a proposal that further analyses such vices in terms of exceptionality facts.