Epistemology 6 Flashcards
What is epistemology
Study of knowledge
What is knowledge
Justified true belief
What is skepticism
Humans canr fully understand everything
Whay is dogmatism
Humans can fully understand certain truth without proof (god)
How do we get knowledge
Rationalise, empiricism, the kantian sysnthesus
What is rationalism
Knowledge cones from logic and reasoning
Some ideas (math, morality) are In bord
By rene and gottfried
What is empiricism
Knowledge comes from experience, observation and evidence
We learn by our senses
By John lock and David hume
What is the kantian synthesis
Combines both. Sense gives us data and our mind process it logically
By immanuel kant
What is inspirtatikon
Does not overrule the senses, minds and revelation
Used to help in justifying certain aspect
Ideas can come from creativity or personal experience
What are the theories of truth
Pragmatic, correspondence,coherence
What is pragmatic theory
Truth is what works in practice (practical and useful)
Exp: apply method to reduce procrastination
What is correspondence theory
Truth matches reality. Literally straightforward
What is coherence theory
Truth fits with other beliefs that we know is true.
