Radical Knowledge Minimalism

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Logos and Episteme 14 (2):223-227 (2023)
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We argue that knowledge doesn‘t require any of truth, justification, or belief. This is so for four primary reasons. First, each of the three conditions has been subject to convincing counterexamples. In addition, the resultant account explains the value of knowledge, manifests important theoretical virtues (in particular, simplicity), and avoids commitment to skepticism.

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Jeremy Fantl
University of Calgary
Matthew McGrath
Washington University in St. Louis

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