The paper explores a possible connection between epistemic contextualism and hinge epistemology. My basic idea is that Wittgenstein’s hinge propositions play a possibility-governing role, in the sense that they govern our knowledge attributions by determining which possibilities count as relevant alternatives. This is a novel proposal with several theoretical advantages for both hinge epistemology and epistemic contextualism. On the one hand, in order to offer a substantial account of the way in which knowledge attributions work, the contextualist needs more than mere formal tools. She needs to tell us what goes inside the contexts that govern our conversations. On the other hand, the hinge epistemologist cannot be satisfied by mere metaphors (like the hinge metaphor). She needs to tell us how hinges can effectively govern our conversations. I take hinge contextualism to be the answer. With the help of hinges, we can furnish contexts; and with the help of contexts, we can put hinges to work.

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铰链情境主义

本文探讨了认知语境主义和铰链认识论之间可能存在的联系。我的基本观点是，维特根斯坦的铰链命题发挥了可能性支配作用，从某种意义上说，它们通过确定哪些可能性可以算作相关的选择来支配我们的知识属性。这是一个新颖的提议，对铰链认识论和认识论语境主义都有几个理论优势。一方面，为了详细说明知识归因的工作方式，情境主义者需要的不仅仅是正式的工具。她需要告诉我们支配我们对话的上下文中有什么。另一方面，铰链认识论不能仅仅满足于隐喻（如铰链隐喻）。她需要告诉我们铰链如何有效地控制我们的对话。我将铰链语境主义作为答案。在铰链的帮助下，我们可以提供上下文；在上下文的帮助下，我们可以让铰链发挥作用。