pragmatism — Outlander
Is about truth I believe, not knowledge. — TheMadFool
Yet both were and are still knowledge. — Outlander
Would you be so kind as to define both "instances of knowledge" and "criterion for knowledge". — Outlander
Why would anyone subscribe to a criterion if it can't or wasn't proven to be reliable beforehand? It doesn't matter what word "X" uses to describe a "tree" per the details you described, it's more of a semantic reference. Whether or not a "tree" is a "tree" because something not a tree happens to fit the description perfectly (say a faux model of a tree or an illusion/mirage) the point is hardly lost. — Outlander
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