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    If the mark of clarity and distinctness is itself determi... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→Genuine clarity and distinctness of an idea compels the will to affirm it

    If the mark of clarity and distinctness is itself determined by what we are already inclined to affirm, the alleged compulsion explains nothing about truth-tracking.

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    • 1.Circular reasoning occurs when justification relies on the very standard being justified, making it unable to ground truth-tracking.
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    • 2.Pre-existing cognitive biases shape what feels clear and distinct, so clarity becomes a marker of familiarity, not objectivity.
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    • 3.A reliable truth-tracking mechanism must be independent of our inclinations to avoid confusing conviction with accurate belief formation.
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    • 1.Clarity and distinctness can be epistemically independent of initial inclinations through rational scrutiny that revises what we affirm.
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    • 2.All knowledge criteria are internally circular; the claim assumes a non-circular standard exists that can validate clarity itself.
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    • 3.Truth-tracking requires no external perspective; convergence between clarity and reality demonstrates coherence without circularity.
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