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Evidence The concept of evidence is crucial to epistemology and the philosophy of science. Nell'epistemologia, evidence is often taken to be relevant to justified belief, where the latter, a sua volta, is typically thought to be necessary for knowledge. Discutibilmente, Poi, an understanding of evidence is vital for appreciating the two dominant objects of epistemological concern, vale a dire, knowledge and justified belief. In the philosophy of

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