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    It is not the case that Knowing that P is false is not equivalent to knowing the negation of P if propositional attitudes are hyperintensional.

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    • 1.That P is false and ¬P are logically identical; any knowledge state satisfying one must satisfy the other by substitutivity.
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    • 2.Psychological differences in how we express knowledge don't establish genuine differences in what is known—only in performance or framing.
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    • 3.Hyperintensionality applies to belief contents, not to the truth conditions of what is known; knowledge tracks fixed propositional facts.
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    • 1.Hyperintensional contexts distinguish between logically equivalent propositions, so ¬P and 'P is false' may differ in cognitive content.
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    • 2.Knowing requires understanding; grasping that P is false involves a different cognitive act than constructing its formal negation.
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    • 3.Empirically, subjects report different confidence levels about 'P is false' versus '¬P', suggesting non-equivalent epistemic states.
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