In an ordinary, low-standard context, the possibility of being a 'Brain in a Vat' (BIV) is ignored, allowing individuals to claim knowledge of having hands by simply discriminating between having hands and having stumps, hooks, or prosthetic hands.

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• Person: Not available Organization: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
  Epistemology (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2019 Edition)

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• Epistemology (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2019 Edition) plato.stanford.edu Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy via serper

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• Brain-in-a-vat argument concept
• knowledge concept