Stewart Cohen

Stewart Cohen is a philosopher known for his work on contextualism, a theory in epistemology, which is the study of knowledge. Contextualism argues that the meaning of knowledge statements can change based on the context in which they are made. For example, what counts as "knowing" something might differ in casual conversation versus a rigorous scientific debate. Cohen explores how our understanding of knowledge is influenced by factors like the speaker’s intentions and the listener’s assumptions, suggesting that knowledge is not simply a fixed idea but can vary with different circumstances.