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13. Knowledge Criteria / C. External Justification / 3. Reliabilism / b. Anti-reliabilism

22326	Knowledge needs more than a sensitive response; the response must also be appropriate [Russell]
	Full Idea: Accuracy of response to stimulus does not alone show knowledge, but must be reinforced by appropriateness, i.e. suitability of realising one's purpose.
	From: Bertrand Russell (The Analysis of Mind [1921], p.261), quoted by Michael Potter - The Rise of Analytic Philosophy 1879-1930 66 'Rel'
	A reaction: The aim of 'realising one's purpose' puts a very pragmatist spin on this. The point is a good one, and seems to apply particularly to Nozick's accurate 'tracking' account of knowledge.

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