Privileged access to the world

Australasian Journal of Philosophy 76 (4):523-533 (1998)
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In this paper, I argue that content externalism and privileged access are compatible, but that one can, in a sense, have privileged access to the world. The supposedly absurd conclusion should be embraced.

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Sarah Sawyer
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