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Knowledge before belief in the history of philosophy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 November 2021

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Jessica Moss*
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Department of Philosophy, New York University, New York, NY10003, USA. Jessica.moss@nyu.eduhttps://as.nyu.edu/content/nyu-as/as/faculty/jessica-moss.html
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Abstract

I add support to Phillips et al.'s thesis that representations of knowledge are more basic than representations of belief through a historical account of the development of philosophical theories of knowledge and belief. On the basis of Aristotle's criticisms of his Presocratic predecessors, I argue that Western philosophy developed theories of knowledge long before it developed theories of belief.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 44 , 2021 , e162
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press

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