Epistemology: 7. 'Dr Jones' Case Against No False Lemmas.

Question 1

What is Zagzebski’s Gettier Case against no false lemmas? explain in depth.

Answer 1

-Dr. Jones has very good evidence that her patient, Smith, is suffering from virus X, based on consistent symptoms and lab tests
- However, Smith actually has an unknown virus Y, and by chance, has just caught virus X, which hasn’t shown up in lab tests.
-Therefore, Dr. Jones’ belief that Smith has virus X is true and justified, but she does not know it because her evidence is misleading.

Question 2

Do children and animals have knowledge (accoring to the no flase lemmas theory)?

Answer 2

-Yes, on average, we tend to think they do, but not according to this theory
-However, if we require JTB+N for knowledge, it complicates the assertion that children and animals possess knowledge, as they often cannot accurately justify what they know, especially in cases of misinformation.

Question 3

why does the Dr jones case not have any flase lemmas?

Answer 3

-Condition 4 (no false lemmas clause) is satisfied.
-All evidence is true – Smith does manifest the symptoms he does, and the lab reports are accurate.
- Only the diagnosis is false.
-So, Dr Jones did not infer her true and justified belief that Smith has virus X from any false belief, yet it is still not knowledge