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Two distinct concepts of knowledge
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 November 2021
Abstract
The central claim in the target article is that representations of knowledge are more basic than representations of beliefs. However, the authors are blending together two distinct concepts of knowledge: “awareness” and “propositional knowledge.” Distinguishing these two concepts of knowledge clarifies how the developmental and comparative data fit within the philosophical literature.
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Knowledge before belief
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Author response
Actual knowledge