Safety, sensitivity and differential support

Synthese 197 (12):5379-5388 (2017)
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The paper argues against Sosa’s claim that sensitivity cannot be differentially supported over safety as the right requirement for knowledge. Its main contention is that, although all sensitive beliefs that should be counted as knowledge are also safe, some insensitive true beliefs that shouldn’t be counted as knowledge are nevertheless safe.

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José L. Zalabardo
University College London

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