Common Sense and Evidence: Some Neglected Arguments in Favour of E=K

Theoria 83 (2):120-137 (2017)
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In this article I focus on some unduly neglected common-sense considerations supporting the view that one's evidence is the propositions that one knows. I reply to two recent objections to these considerations.

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