Strong Epistemic Possibility and Evidentiality

Topoi 36 (1):183-195 (2017)
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The paper distinguishes between weak and strong epistemic possibility and argues that the notion of strong epistemic possibility is the key to solving some of the most vexing puzzles about the semantics of epistemic modality.

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