Canadian Journal of Philosophy 50 (3):339-349 (2020)
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It has recently been argued that a sensitivity theory of knowledge cannot account for intuitively appealing instances of higher-order knowledge. In this paper, we argue that it can once careful attention is paid to the methods or processes by which we typically form higher-order beliefs. We base our argument on what we take to be a well-motivated and commonsensical view on how higher-order knowledge is typically acquired, and we show how higher-order knowledge is possible in a sensitivity theory once this view is adopted.
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Keywords | Sensitivity theory Higher-order knowledge, Sensitivity theory, Transmission principle for knowledge, Belief-forming methods Transmission principle for knowledge Belief-forming methods |
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DOI | 10.1017/can.2019.36 |
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