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Re: more epistemic perversity
- To: John Cowan <cowan@LOCKE.CCIL.ORG>
- Subject: Re: more epistemic perversity
- From: Goran Topic <amadan@USA.NET>
- Date: Sat, 14 Feb 1998 10:08:58 -0500 (EST)
- Organization: Free Minds Discorporated
- Reply-to: Goran Topic <amadan@USA.NET>
- Sender: Lojban list <LOJBAN@CUVMB.BITNET>
> > But if the two versions of knowledge are
> >equally likely to be real-world, we do not find the use of "know" so odd:
> >
> >John knows that Pete has 2 kids, but Jim knows that Pete has 3 kids. Which
> >is really true, I can't say.
>
> I find that sentence very odd. If it were normal then "know" would not
> have presupposition of truth, I agree with that, but it isn't normal as
> far as I can tell.
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