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Knowledge, Understanding and Epistemic Value

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 May 2009

Duncan Pritchard
Duncan Pritchard
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Edinburgh University
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Royal Institute of Philosophy Supplements , Volume 64 , July 2009 , pp. 19 - 43
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