Evidence and Inference

Alexander Bird

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Evidence and Inference

Alexander Bird^*

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Abstract

I articulate a functional characterisation of the concept of evidence, according to which evidence is that which allows us to make inferences that extend our knowledge. This entails Williamson's equation of knowledge with evidence.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	299-317
Number of pages	19
Journal	Philosophy and Phenomenological Research
Volume	96
Issue number	2
Early online date	4 Jul 2016
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/phpr.12311
Publication status	Published - 7 Mar 2018

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