Intuition

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Intuition

• The Sixth Sense

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Intuition Definition

• intuition n. 1.a. The act or faculty of
  knowing or sensing without the use of rational
  processes immediate cognition. b. Knowledge
  gained by the use of this faculty a perceptive
  insight. 2. A sense of something not evident or
  deducible an impression.

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Intuition Guiding Questions

• How does belief differ from knowledge?
• How do we justify our claims to knowledge?

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Intuition Guiding Questions

• What constitutes good reasons for belief?
• How far can we expect rational thought to take us?

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Intuition

• Intuition is considered to be another sense which
  provides data not based on rational thought.
• Everyone has intuition.
• Carl Jung said that intuition is listening to
  the inner voice.

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Intuition

• People that are introspective vs. observative can
  tap into intuition more.
• Many studies have supported the idea of
  extrasensory perception, i.e. intuition.

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Intuition

• How does belief differ from knowledge?
• Intuition can be considered to be half of each.
• Counter-point Intuition falls into the belief
  category.

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Intuition

• How do we justify our claims to knowledge?
• The JTB definition of knowledge does not apply to
  intuition, it is a special case.
• Counter-point Intuition does not fit JTB,
  therefore it cannot be knowledge.

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Intuition

• What constitutes good reasons for belief?
• Listening to our minds eye is just as
  important as the other senses.
• Counter-point The five senses are more reliable
  and more accurate.

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Intuition

• How far can we expect rational thought to take
  us?
• Sometimes you should go with your gut instead
  of rationality.
• Counter-point Rationality has taken us this far,
  why abandon it?

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Intuition The Final Words

• In the future, will we develop ways to tap into
  our intuition and use it as a sixth sense?
• Can intuition ever be as reliable as data
  gathered solely by your other senses?