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I clarify and defuse an argument for skepticism about justification with the aid of some results from recent linguistic theory. These considerations illuminate debates about the structure of justification.
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Hawley, P. What justifies that?. Synthese 160, 47–61 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-006-9078-0
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