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KK-Thesis and Contextualism
KK-Thesis and Contextualism

Author(s): Yves Bouchard
Subject(s): History of Philosophy, Philosophical Traditions, Special Branches of Philosophy
Published by: Instytut Filozofii Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: KK-Thesis; contextualism

Summary/Abstract: In this paper, I defend a contextualist reading of the KK-thesis. In the first part, I present the general problem and I contrast three concepts of knowledge with respect to the KK-thesis, (Hintikka, Lemmon, and Williamson) that all rely on a univocal interpretation of the K-predicate. In the second part, I provide a contextualist framework based upon an indexical interpretation of the K-predicate and the notion of epistemic context. I show how this framework can integrate different concepts of knowledge, and how it highlights the crucial significance of the KK-thesis for epistemology.

  • Issue Year: IX/2015
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 19-39
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: English