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Newsgroups: net.philosophy
Subject: contextual knowledge
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Date: Sun, 14-Aug-83 19:07:37 EDT
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Posted: Sun Aug 14 19:07:37 1983
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OK, so the contextual definition of knowledge is not aimed at justifying
actions.  Then what IS it aimed at?  Apparently, at justifying the claim to
"really know" things.  But this amounts to applying one label rather than
another.  A rose, by any other name ...

Calling contextual knowledge "knowledge" may be a psychological comfort, but
that's all.  It doesn't tell when we are justified in holding a belief, or
when we can be sure that the belief will stand up to further testing.  It
just tells when we can apply a certain label.  And Shakespeare had the last
word on applying labels.

--Paul Torek, U of MD College Park