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view that knowing p requires ruling out only the relevant alternatives to p, not every logically possible alternative such as skeptical scenarios.

In epistemology, relevant alternatives theory refers to view that knowing p requires ruling out only the relevant alternatives to p, not every logically possible alternative such as skeptical scenarios. This meaning comes from Dretske (1970) in The Journal of Philosophy.[1]

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  1. Dretske, F. I. (1970). Epistemic Operators. The Journal of Philosophy, 67(24), 1007. https://doi.org/10.2307/2024710

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