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Stewart Cohen considers a case where his son wants a red table for his room. Cohen and his son go to the furniture store. Cohen’s son is concerned that the table his father is considering purchasing, which appears red, may in fact be white with red lights shining on it. Cohen responds with the follo...

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Published in:International journal for the study of skepticism
Main Author: McBride, Mark 1978- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2014
In: International journal for the study of skepticism
Further subjects:B Martin Davies easy knowledge Stewart Cohen sceptical hypotheses
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Summary:Stewart Cohen considers a case where his son wants a red table for his room. Cohen and his son go to the furniture store. Cohen’s son is concerned that the table his father is considering purchasing, which appears red, may in fact be white with red lights shining on it. Cohen responds with the following reasoning: (WARRANT FOR 1) The table looks red. (EK) (1)The table is red.(2)If the table is red, then it is not white with red lights shining on it.(3)The table is not white with red lights shining on it.
ISSN:2210-5700
Contains:In: International journal for the study of skepticism
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/22105700-03011093