Philosophy 2500F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Epistemic Closure
3 Oct 2018
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Friday, march 17, 2017 theory of knowledge skepticism. Common sense good reasons in our possession. Bonjour says the common sense view is closer to internalism than externalism. Skepticism the view that one does not have justi cation. (2) s does not know that s is not dreaming. (3) therefore, s does not know there is an external world: non skeptic (knowledge of the external world) (1) if s doesnt know that s is not dreaming , then s does not know there is an external world. (2) s knows that there is an external world. (3) therefore, s knows that s is not dreaming: both sharing the rst initial premise. Epistemic closure: (1) if i know that i have hands, then i know i am not a brain in a vat, (2) i do not know that i am not a brain in a vat. Friday, march 17, 2017: (3) therefore i do not know i have hands.
