The Epistemic Divide

Southern Journal of Philosophy 39 (3):385-401 (2001)
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This paper concerns content externalism and privileged access. I argue that externally-individuated concepts are not just subject to a causal constraint, but are also subject t an epistemic constraint. Their possession requires not merely that certain background presuppositions be true but, further, that the subject be in possession of true justified beliefs concerning their referents.

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Sarah Sawyer
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