# Episode 131: Knowledge as a Concept

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Podcast: [The Theory of Anything](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-theory-of-anything-859886)
Published: 2026-01-27T12:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

In our shortest episode ever, Bruce continues his exploration of the concept of concepts by looking at "knowledge" as a concept rather than a theory. And of course along the the way he pushes back again several critical rationalist dogmas. ⁠⁠Support us on Patreon⁠⁠

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