Contents
Acknowledgments
ix
Introduction
1
1.
Evidence and Argument
7
Observational Data
Experimental Data
11
The Argument
16
The Explanation
Prefatory Remarks
18
More Challenging
20
2.
Extensions and Connections
21
Know How
Guaranteed Knowledge
25
Knowledge Valued
29
Outstanding Questions
30
Reaching Understanding
Liar’s Knowledge
34
3.
Objections and Replies
39
Ignorant Assertions
Unlucky Falsehoods
Lucky Truths
41
Excuses, Excuses
44
Irrelevant Assessments
47
Weak Challenges
49
Pre-Theoretic Data
Apocryphal Paradox
50
Unbelievable Objections
52
Certain Competition
56
No Contest
59
4.
Prospects and Horizons
61
What “Should”?
62
Good Enough?
65
Super Norm?
68
Requisite Truth
Requisite Knowledge
71
Inside and Out
72
Intuitive Connections
75
A Coincidence?
Why Knowledge?
77
Coda
87
References
89
Index
107