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MIND-WORLD RELATIONS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 May 2015

Ernest Sosa
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Abstract

The key concept of this contribution is that of aptness, or success that manifests the agent’s competence. This concept is used in an attempt to gain philosophical understanding not only of knowledge but also of perception and of intentional action.

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Episteme , Volume 12 , Special Issue 2: 10th Anniversary of Episteme , June 2015 , pp. 155 - 166
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