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    It is not the case that The truth-value of 'p is unknown' is determined by the actual epistemic situation fixed at context, not by varying epistemic states across circumstances of evaluation, making it extensionally stable across worlds.

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    • 1.Modal claims about epistemic states (could know, might discover) seem to require truth-value variation across possible circumstances.
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    • 2.Counterfactual scenarios where agents have different evidence appear to make 'p is unknown' false even if true in the actual context.
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    • 3.Extensional stability conflicts with semantic theories where modal and epistemic operators shift truth-conditions across possible worlds.
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    • 1.Epistemic facts about what agents actually know are determined by context-fixed conditions, not hypothetical alternative scenarios.
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    • 2.Truth-values should track objective facts about the world rather than varying across merely possible epistemic circumstances.
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    • 3.If 'p is unknown' varied truth-value across worlds, speakers would lack stable reference to their actual epistemic situation.
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