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Epistemic Closure and the Problem of Historical Epistemology
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What is epistemic closure?
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The idea that knowledge is closed off from the outside world.
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Epistemic closure is the idea that knowledge is closed off from the outside world. This means that knowledge is not dependent on anything outside of itself, such as experience or evidence. Epistemic closure is often contrasted with epistemic openness, which is the idea that knowledge is open to the outside world and can be influenced by experience and evidence.