Abstract
I defend a neo-Lewisean form of contextualism about knowledge attributions. Understanding the context-sensitivity of knowledge attributions in terms of the context-sensitivity of universal quantifiers provides an appealing approach to knowledge. Among the virtues of this approach are solutions to the skeptical paradox and the Gettier problem. I respond to influential objections to Lewis's account.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 383-398 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | Philosophical Studies |
Volume | 155 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Sep 2011 |
Keywords
- knowledge
- epistemology
- contextualism
- the Gettier problem
- skepticism
- the skeptical paradox
- quantifiers
- David Lewis