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    It is not the case that If perceptual experiences are individuated by their conceptual content, and that content is irreducibly public, then experiences are not as epistemically asymmetrical as the claim asserts.

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    • 1.Content being public doesn't eliminate first-person access asymmetry: I still know my experience directly in ways others know it only inferentially.
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    • 2.Conceptual content may be public while qualitative character remains private; individuation by content alone may not capture subjective aspects.
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    • 3.Epistemic asymmetry concerns what I can know with certainty about my mental states; public content doesn't reduce this fundamental asymmetry.
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    • 1.Public content is accessible to multiple observers, reducing the privileged access one subject has over others regarding experience.
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    • 2.If experiences depend on conceptual content, and concepts are socially constituted, then experiences inherit the sharability of concepts.
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    • 3.Epistemic asymmetry requires private, introspection-only access; public content permits third-person verification and shared standards.
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