I acquired many intellectual debts while writing What’s the Point of Knowledge?, but I am especially indebted to my three symposiasts. David Henderson’s work helped me to appreciate the value of thinking about the point of epistemic evaluation; Catherine Elgin’s writings prompted me to investigate the purpose of the concept of understanding; and Krista Lawlor’s 2013 book revealed important connections between three of my primary epistemological interests: the role of epistemic evaluation, the semantics of knowledge claims and the work of J.L. Austin. It is therefore an honour to have such personally influential (and highly esteemed) scholars engage with my work. Their thoughtful, generous and philosophically rich comments have provided yet another opportunity to clarify my thinking and develop some ideas further.

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回复亨德森，埃尔金和律师

我在写作《知识的要点》时遇到了很多知识上的欠债。，但我特别感激我的三个座谈会。戴维·亨德森（David Henderson）的工作使我认识到了思考认知评估要点的价值。凯瑟琳·埃尔金（Catherine Elgin）的著作促使我研究理解概念的目的。Krista Lawlor和Krista Lawlor的2013年著作揭示了我的三个主要认识论兴趣之间的重要联系：认识论评估的作用，知识主张的语义以及JL Austin的工作。因此，有如此有个人影响力（和备受推崇）的学者参与我的工作是一种荣幸。他们周到，慷慨和富有哲理的评论为澄清我的思想和进一步发展一些想法提供了又一次机会。