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Naturalized epistemology is fundamentally concerned with the mechanisms of belief formation, as it utilizes scientific methods to study how humans acquire knowledge [1] and examines the actual processes behind forming beliefs [2]. Furthermore, it shifts the focus of epistemological inquiry toward the causal connections between sensory evidence and beliefs [3].

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claimNaturalized epistemology utilizes scientific methods to investigate how humans learn and form beliefs.
claimNaturalized epistemology examines the processes by which organisms actually acquire knowledge and form beliefs.
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claimJaegwon Kim argues that Willard Van Orman Quine's naturalized epistemology studies a different topic than traditional epistemology, specifically shifting focus from questions of rationality, justification, and knowledge to the causal connections between sensory evidence and beliefs.