Silva Jr, Paul (2023). Awareness and the Substructure of Knowledge. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 1. Towards an Awareness-First Epistemology1) The expression ‘aware of the fact that’ is a commonplace① criticize‘You were aware of the fact that it was wrong, but you did it anyway!’② excuse‘I’m sorry, I wasn’t aware of the fact that you would be hurt by my action.’③ admonish‘You should be aware ..