Austin thinks that any kind of statement can serve as evidence for any other kind, in the appropriate circumstances.
Austin thinks that any kind of statement can serve as evidence for any other kind, in the appropriate circumstances.
For example, statements about the physical world can serve as evidence for statements about what I experience.
Suppose that I'm unclear about whether the dots in my visual field are all of the same size. I could become clearer on this by trying to become more attentive to my experience. Or I could learn whether the physical objects that produce the dots are all of the same size; presumably if the physical objects are of the same size (and the same distance away) then the dots in my visual field would also be of the same size.
Austin thinks that any kind of statement can serve as evidence for any other kind, in the appropriate circumstances.
For example, statements about the physical world can serve as evidence for statements about what I experience.
Suppose that I'm unclear about whether the dots in my visual field are all of the same size. I could become clearer on this by trying to become more attentive to my experience. Or I could learn whether the physical objects that produce the dots are all of the same size; presumably if the physical objects are of the same size (and the same distance away) then the dots in my visual field would also be of the same size.