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13. Knowledge Criteria / C. External Justification / 1. External Justification

4065	Is knowledge just a state of mind, or does it also involve the existence of external things? [Crane]
	Full Idea: It is controversial whether knowledge is a state of mind, or a composite state involving a thought about something, plus its existence.
	From: Tim Crane (Elements of Mind [2001], 1.5)
	A reaction: Pinpoints the internalism/externalism problem. Knowledge is a special type of belief (but maybe belief with external links!). Tricky. I vote for internalism.

13. Knowledge Criteria / E. Relativism / 3. Subjectivism

462	One vision is produced by both eyes [Empedocles]
	Full Idea: One vision is produced by both eyes
	From: Empedocles (fragments/reports [c.453 BCE], B088), quoted by Strabo - works 8.364.3