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Epistemic Internalism and Knowledge-Relevant Anti-Individualist Responsibility

ABSTRACT

In contemporary epistemology, there are a number of particular internalism/externalism debates. My concern here is with the internalism/externalism controversy about some specific positive epistemic status required for knowledge which is normally understood in terms of epistemic responsibility. I argue that, given our pervasive epistemic interdependence, such particular debate needs to be reformulated in anti-individualistic terms if it is to be an interesting one.

Keywords:
Epistemic Externalism; Epistemic Responsibility; Epistemic Interdependence; Epistemic Anti-individualism

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