Science and truth

Philosophy of science and mainstream epistemology have much to leam from each other. Most twentienth\century philosophers of science set absurdly high standards for knowledge, and so succumb to naive sceptical arguments. They would do well to learn from mainstream epistemology that reliability is a...

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Papineau, David
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1997
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Universidad Nacional de Colombia
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Universidad Nacional de Colombia
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spa
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