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Reductive Views of Knowledge and the Small Difference Principle

Year: 2022

Type: article

Abstract: I develop a challenge to reductive views of knowing that $ \phi $ that appeal to what I call a gradable property. Such appeal allows for properties that are intrinsically very similar to the property of knowing that $ \phi $ , but differ significantly in their normative significance. This violates the independently plausible claim Pautz (2017) labels the ‘small difference principle.’

Source: Canadian Journal of Philosophy

DOI: 10.1017/can.2023.16

Author: Simon Wimmer

Institution: TU Dortmund University

Language: English

Topic: Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics

Subfield: Philosophy

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,255

OpenAlex ID: W4380433935