Third‐person knowledge ascriptions: A crucial experiment for contextualism. (5th July 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Grindrod, Jumbly; Andow, James; Hansen, Nat
• Is Part Of: Mind & language. Volume 34:Number 2(2019:Apr.)
• Page Start: 158
• Page End: 182
• Publication Date: 2018-07-05
• Subjects: context sensitivity -- epistemic contextualism -- experimental philosophy -- knowledge ascriptions -- third person; Psycholinguistics -- Periodicals; Thought and thinking -- Periodicals; Language and languages -- Philosophy -- Periodicals; 153.42
• DOI: 10.1111/mila.12196
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0268-1064

Abstract

Abstract : Previous experimental studies on epistemic contextualism have, for the most part, not been designed to distinguish between contextualism and one of its main competing theories, subject‐sensitive invariantism (SSI). In this paper, we present a "third‐person" experimental design that is needed to provide evidence that would support contextualism over SSI, and we then present our results using this design. Our results not only provide crucial support for contextualism over SSI, but also buck the general trend of failing to detect the kind of contextual effect that the epistemic contextualism relies upon.