A Theory of Knowledge
A Theory of Knowledge
This chapter sketches a general account of what counts as knowledge, against which background the discussion of arithmetical knowledge in the book will (hopefully) seem particularly plausible. It proposes a subject: A knows that p just in case p would be a good explanation of A's believing p to someone not acquainted with A's specific situation (an ‘outsider’).
Keywords: knowledge, explanation, explanationism, outsider, belief
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