Rational belief, epistemic possibility, and the a priori

Asian Journal of Philosophy 3 (1):1-9 (2024)
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In this paper, I discuss Whiting’s (2021) account of rational belief and discuss some unresolved issues arising from its reliance on epistemic possibility and, by extension, perspective-relative aprioricity.

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A range of replies.Daniel Whiting - 2024 - Asian Journal of Philosophy 3 (16):1-14.
Publisher Correction: Précis of The Range of Reasons.Daniel Whiting - 2024 - Asian Journal of Philosophy 3 (1):1-1.

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