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Biases are identified as valid “decision vectors” in a book titled for this position’s “social” form by Miriam Solomon. Selecting between undetermined scientific theories requires critical revision from a diverse community in the “contextual” form of this position developed by Helen Longino. An anti-realist form of this position holds that theories only strive to reach a namesake form of “adequacy;” that is Bas van Fraassen’s “constructive” (-5[1])form of this (15[1])position. (-5[1])A paper titled for this position (-5[1])argues that no statement can be (*) tested without testing all of science in its defense of confirmation holism. An anti-foundationalist paper titled for this position attacks the existence of basic concepts that also provide justification as the “myth of the given;” that (-5[1])Wilfrid Sellars paper is titled for it “and the Philosophy (10[1])of Mind.” For 10 points, name this belief that all knowledge derives from experience. ■END■ (10[4])

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