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    It is not the case that If Psillos's 'no reason to doubt' condition is added without derivation from independent epistemological principles, it constitutes an ad hoc constraint.

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    • 1.Context-specific constraints can be legitimate when addressing particular debates without requiring universal epistemological derivation.
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    • 2.The demand for independent derivation may itself be an underfunded methodological assumption rather than a principled requirement.
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    • 3.Psillos's condition could reflect tacit epistemological commitments already embedded in scientific practice, not requiring explicit derivation.
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    • 1.Ad hoc constraints lack principled justification and serve only to protect a favored theory from counterexamples.
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    • 2.Epistemological principles should derive from general criteria of justification, not be tailored to specific philosophical disputes.
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    • 3.If Psillos's condition isn't grounded in independent epistemology, it appears designed solely to salvage scientific realism.
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