Let us assume that the doctrine of Middle Knowledge is defensible.
However the consensus view (e.g., Hintikka 1962; Lenzen 1978; Fagin et al. 1995) is that the most defensible choices of logics of knowledge lie between the modal systems \ \textsf{S4}\) and \ \textsf{S5}\).
The aims of using evidence to guide practice are to build a defensible body of clinical professional knowledge, and use the best available evidence to support effective practice in patient care [ 4].
The revolving door between elite academia and the higher levels of government is defensible only insofar as the inside knowledge of former bureaucrats is used to better educate students.
Suppose that we were to have in hand satisfactory accounts of natural goodness and our knowledge of it, along with a rationally defensible account of the basic goods that are the fundamental reasons for action.
Only then can we be certain we are behaving ethically, supported by evidence, and with the knowledge that the toolkit is both effective and a defensible investment of time and resources.
It is acknowledged that assessment should be fair and defensible, reliable and valid and that it should promote the deep learning of appropriate domains of knowledge, skills and attitudes.
On the other hand, Rawls view fits with the claim by some contemporary theorists of knowledge that a coherence account of justification is distinguishable from a coherence account of truth and defensible when so separated.
However, the assumptions about the level of detail of the adversary's knowledge, and so which levels in the hierarchy need to be considered as quasi-identifiers, must be defensible.
Were our actions defensible?
