Elusive Knowledge by David Lewis
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Elusive Knowledge is a foundational paper in epistemology exploring contextualist approaches to knowledge. David Lewis addresses the tension between everyday knowledge claims and philosophical skepticism by arguing that knowledge depends on conversational context. The central thesis posits that knowledge requires ruling out relevant alternative possibilities, where the definition of relevant shifts according to conversational standards.
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