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A framework holding that logical validity and epistemic justification are irreducibly context‑dependent. What counts as a good argument or sufficient evidence varies with the situation: a courtroom demands beyond‑reasonable‑doubt; a physics lab requires statistical significance; a daily conversation accepts practical certainty. Contextualist logico‑epistemology rejects absolute, one‑size‑fits‑all standards, arguing that reasoning is always reasoning‑in‑context. It examines how shifts in context change the rules of what counts as “logical” or “known,” and how ignoring context leads to category errors or unfair dismissals of alternative modes of thought. This approach is essential for understanding real‑world reasoning, where context is not noise but the very ground of sense‑making.
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