A new solution to the problem of peer disagreement

Inquiry: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Philosophy 63 (8):795-811 (2020)
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ABSTRACT In this paper, I defend a new solution to the problem of peer disagreement, the question as to how you should respond when you learn that your ‘epistemic peer’ disagrees with you about some issue. I consider four test cases that together impugn every extant full-blown theory about peer disagreement. I present my own solution, show that it delivers the intuitive verdict in the test cases and address some objections.

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10.1080/0020174x.2018.1544099

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