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Epistemology, the theory of knowledge as pursued by philosophers, has changed a great deal in the last fifty years. This is how things look today (or at least how they looked the other day).
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Harman, G. (1994). Epistemology and The Diet Revolution. In: Michael, M., O’Leary-Hawthorne, J. (eds) Philosophy in Mind. Philosophical Studies Series, vol 60. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1008-2_14
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