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Knowledge as aptness

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I raise several objections to Sosa’s account of knowledge as aptness. I argue that aptness is neither necessary nor sufficient for knowledge. I also raise some objection to Sosa’s treatment of dreaming skepticism.

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  1. Nathan Ballantyne and Ian Evans make essentially the same point in "Sosa's Dreams" Philosophical Studies, forthcoming.

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Cohen, S. Knowledge as aptness. Philos Stud 144, 121–125 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11098-009-9376-8

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