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'Metaphysics', 'Ignorance: a Case for Scepticism' and 'On the Plurality of Worlds'
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13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 4. Foundationalism / e. Pro-foundations
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The starting point of a proof is not a proof [Aristotle]
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13. Knowledge Criteria / C. External Justification / 2. Causal Justification
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General causal theories of knowledge are refuted by mathematics [Lewis]
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13. Knowledge Criteria / C. External Justification / 6. Contextual Justification / b. Invariantism
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The meaning of 'know' does not change from courtroom to living room [Unger]
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13. Knowledge Criteria / D. Scepticism / 1. Scepticism
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No one knows anything, and no one is ever justified or reasonable [Unger]
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13. Knowledge Criteria / D. Scepticism / 4. Demon Scepticism
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An evil scientist may give you a momentary life, with totally false memories [Unger]
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13. Knowledge Criteria / D. Scepticism / 5. Dream Scepticism
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Dreams aren't a serious problem. No one starts walking round Athens next morning, having dreamt that they were there! [Aristotle]
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13. Knowledge Criteria / E. Relativism / 3. Subjectivism
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If truth is relative it is relational, and concerns appearances relative to a situation [Aristotle]
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If relativism is individual, how can something look sweet and not taste it, or look different to our two eyes? [Aristotle]
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13. Knowledge Criteria / E. Relativism / 6. Relativism Critique
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If the majority had diseased taste, and only a few were healthy, relativists would have to prefer the former [Aristotle]
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