ABSTRACT

This chapter defends the second step of a two-part argument for phenomenal conservatism. Having already established that some seemings are foundational evidence, this chapter goes on to argue that all seemings must be. What applies to one seeming applies to all unless there is some relevant difference between them. The most prominent proposals concerning what that difference might be are considered and found lacking. To the contrary, the features that allow some seemings to serve as foundational evidence are ones that belong to all seemings, albeit in various degrees.