The epistemological argument for content externalism

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Philosophical Perspectives 19 (1):257-280 (2005)
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The aim of this paper is to show that the truth of content externalism can be grounded in purely epistemological considerations in which no appeal is made to Twin‐Earth style cases. Content externalism is required to provide an adequate account of perceptual warrant.

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10.1111/j.1520-8583.2005.00062.x

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Sarah Sawyer
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