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    If X is knowledge in humans, then the object of X is in h... — Carmelics
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    Supports→Humans do not know any forms.
    Supports→If X is knowledge in humans, then the object of X is not a form.

    If X is knowledge in humans, then the object of X is in humans (P3K).

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    knowledge(Distinguished from mere true belief, which may be the product of indoctrination and need not exercise deliberative capacities.)
    Justified true belief — true belief that has been arrived at through the exercise of deliberative capacities, including comparison of and deliberation among alternatives.

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    Every form is itself by itself (Separation).Humans do not know any forms.If X is knowledge in humans, then the object of X is not a form.Knowledge is what it is in relation to what it is knowledge of (P4).
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    Nothing that is itself by itself is in humans (P1).Whatever is in humans is not a form (derived from Separation and P1).Whatever is in humans is not a form.

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    If X is knowledge in humans, then the object of X is not a form.89%Knowledge is what it is in relation to what it is knowledge of (P4).86%All knowledge is knowledge of something.83%Morality is, like mathematics, a human science and properly-speaking k...83%

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    The reasoning to the first conclusion is straightforward. By P4, knowledge is what it is in relation to what it is knowledge of. Consequently, by P3K, if X is knowledge in humans, then the object of X (i.e., what X is knowledge of) is in humans. Now, according to Separation, every form is itself by itself. But, by P1, nothing that is itself by itself is in humans. Consequently, whatever is in humans is not a form. So if X is knowledge in humans, then the object of X is not a form. That is to say

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