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Pinching and dreaming

Philosophical Studies 21 (1-2):28 - 32 (1970)

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  1. Margaret Macdonald on the Argument from Dreaming.Oliver Thomas Spinney - 2023 - Philosophical Quarterly 74 (3):962-977.
    In this article, I offer a detailed examination of Margaret Macdonald's response to the Cartesian sceptical argument from dreaming. I show that Macdonald's views were not well understood by her contemporaries, and I suggest that this misunderstanding has led to her omission from subsequent discussions of this subject. I end with a brief demonstration of the fact that Macdonald's central claims have re-emerged in contemporary epistemology.
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  • Why Dreaming Worlds aren’t Nearby Possible Worlds.James Simpson - 2023 - Philosophical Quarterly 73 (4):1226-1243.
    A familiar anti-sceptical response (à la Sosa) to radical sceptical scenarios employs the safety of knowledge. Radical sceptical scenarios are purported to be too modally remote to really threaten knowledge of ordinary propositions. Why? Because knowledge requires safety, and safety requires the target belief to be true in all nearby possible worlds, but radical sceptical scenarios purportedly take place at distant possible worlds. Hence, the safety theorist claims that radical sceptical scenarios don’t challenge our knowledge of ordinary propositions. But it's (...)
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