In this project, we examine the nature of evidence, and its relationship to other crucial epistemic notions such as belief, justification and knowledge.
In November 2012, Arché will host a workshop on the rational impact of evidence that one's beliefs have been shaped by one's culture, family background, or evolution. For further details, see The Causes of Belief

The project will examine the following questions:

• Is all evidence propositional, or is some evidence object-like?
• What relation must a subject bear to a proposition in order for that proposition to be part of her evidence?
• Is evidence factive?
• What relation must evidence bear to a hypothesis in order to be evidence for that hypothesis?
• If a subject knows a proposition on the basis of some evidence need the evidence entail that proposition (fallibilism)?
• Should we be contextualists about "evidence"?
• Does justification to believe supervene on evidence?
• How should one rationally respond to evidence of peer disagreement or that one's beliefs are shaped by culture, family background, or evolution?
• How is evidence related to trust?  What are the epistemic requirements on trust?
• Can there be non-evidential reasons to believe?