Full Idea
From an externalist point of view, knowing about one's reliability is not required for 'first-order' knowledge.
Gist of Idea
Externalism does not require knowing that you know
Source
Michael Williams (Problems of Knowledge [2001], Ch. 2)
Book Reference
Williams,Michael: 'Problems of Knowledge' [OUP 2001], p.31
A Reaction
Ah. 'First-order knowledge' - what's that? What we used to call 'true belief', I would say. Adequate for animals, and a good guide to daily life, but uncritical and unjustifiable.