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What
do we know? (UQ 44-63) |
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Epistemology: theory of knowledge |
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A.
Central task: to
clarify under what conditions our beliefs can legitimately be considered
instances of knowledge |
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Knowing that vs. Knowing how vs. Knowing by
acquaintance |
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Knowledge = Justified, True Belief A.
Problems with
“belief” a.
Strength of
belief corresponds to knowledge? b.
Lottery ticket
example B.
Problems with
“true” a.
Can we make sense
of the notion that we can have knowledge of something that was not true? C.
Problems with
“justified” a.
Guessing
correctly; accidentally correct b.
How much
justification is needed? |
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A.
Gettier cases: |
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a.
Knowledge =
Justified, True Belief + ? |
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Three different theories of knowledge |
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B.
Skepticism |
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C.
Empiricism |
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D.
Rationalism |
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