Dasgupta, ShamikKelly, ThomasKosk, Michael2016-07-202026-09-302016-07-202026-09-302016-03-292016-07-20http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dsp012j62s7327https://theses-dissertations.princeton.edu/handle/88435/dsp012j62s7327This thesis is concerned with the possibility and process of extracting knowledge from the social world, amidst uncertainty about the epistemology of individuals living in an ideology-laden world. The concern is how one is to evaluate beliefs about socially determined matters, such as the food-ness property of cows or the cuteness of crop-tops.45 pagesen-USAre Cows Food? The Problem of Social EpistemologyPrinceton University Senior Theses