René Descartes constructed the 'evil demon hypothesis' to test for epistemic certainty, proposing that only beliefs capable of withstanding the deception of a powerful evil demon could be considered epistemically certain.

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• Person: Todd R. Long Organization: Rebus Community
  Epistemic Justification – Introduction to Philosophy: Epistemology

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