How to Do Things with Knowledge Ascriptions

Truth‐Sensitivity and Folk Epistemology

“… I've argued elsewhere that we often use ascriptions of knowledge as heuristic proxies for other and more complex epistemic assessments (Gerken 2015b, 2017a–b). …”

The Importance of Knowledge Ascriptions

“…A handful of philosophers have attempted to shed light on the semantics of ‘knows that’ by reflecting on the function of knowledge ascriptions (Greco , Henderson , Hannon , McKenna ). Others have raised doubts about the viability of this strategy (Rysiew , Gerken ). In this paper, I will remain neutral on that issue.…”

Contextualism in Epistemology

“…For another sort of argument that appeals to the social roles of knowledge seeGreco (2008),Henderson (2009) andHannon (2013). For criticism of this argument seeGerken (2015) andRysiew (2012).…”