No need to know

Philosophical Studies 174 (2):391-401 (2017)
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I introduce and defend an argument against the popular view that anything falling short of knowledge falls short in value. The nature of belief and cognitive psychological research on memory, I claim, support the argument. I also show that not even the most appealing mode of knowledge is distinctively valuable.

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10.1007/s11098-016-0688-1

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Matthew Frise
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Summary of What’s the Point of Knowledge? Oxford University Press, 2019.Michael Hannon - forthcoming - Inquiry: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Philosophy.

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