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    Challenges→If probability relations are understood as real logical relations holding between propositions, the acquaintance theorist can secure knowledge of probabilistic connections through direct acquaintance.

    If probability relations are subjective or conventional rather than real logical facts, acquaintance with them yields no objective epistemic foundation but merely privileged access to one's own credences.

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    Epistemic foundation(contrasted with the analogical argument)
    The solid, underlying reasons or evidence that actually justify why you should believe something true.
    Probability relations(in epistemology and logic)
    The connections between evidence and how likely something is to be true based on that evidence.
    Real logical facts(as used in epistemology and metaphysics)
    Truths about logic that exist independently of what any person thinks or believes, like mathematical facts.
    Subjective(as used in epistemology and philosophy of mind)
    Relating to personal experience, feelings, or perspective—how things seem or feel to an individual person, which can differ from person to person.
    acquaintance(Russell's epistemology of singular reference)

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    Russell's form of demonstrative identification, in which a subject is directly presented with an object (typically sense data) rather than an extra-mental individual
    conventional(social ontology)
    In ordinary usage, 'conventional' may mean merely that a phenomenon is social, or that something about it is arbitrary or a matter of choice. In social ontology, however, 'conventional' is understood more precisely, following variants of David Lewis's 1969 analysis or analyses that challenge Lewis's approach.
    credences(Bayesian probability)
    Degrees of belief held by an agent, identified in the Dutch Book argument with the agent's betting prices
    objective(1910, §10)
    An ideal object, something like a state of affairs or proposition, which can be expressed by an independent sentence (e.g., 'Red is a color') when judged or assumed, or by a 'that'-clause or nominal phrase when judged about.
    privileged access(Used to ground the claim that Garrison can know a priori that he thinks Donald is clueless.)
    The epistemic principle by which a thinker can know a priori the contents of their own thoughts.

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