Epistemology: Sos's virtue Reliabilism

Question 1

What are the conditions for knowledge in virtue reliabilism?

Answer 1

You know that P IFF:
1) P is true
2) You believe that P; and
3) Your true belief is a result of you exercising your intellectual virtues

Question 2

What is Ernest Sosa’s objection or criticism to virtue reliabilism?

Answer 2

Virtues responsibilities like Zagzebski are a bit too rigid in their definition of knowledge

Question 3

What kind of knowledge does virtue responsiblism rule out

Answer 3

-Everyday truths are ruled out due to us not actively seeking out these truths with motivation and curiosity

Question 4

What kind of knowledge does virtue responsiblism rule out? Give an example.

Answer 4

-Everyday truths
-e.g. Knowing where your friend works or that tap water is clean to drink

Question 5

According to Sosa, a belief is only knowledge when it meets _____ criteria.

Answer 5

AAA

Question 6

Does Sosa’s definition of knowledge include everyday truths

Answer 6

Yes they fitt AAA

Question 7

According to Sosa what 3 things are needed for an archer to hit a target?

Answer 7

1) Accuracy _-Did the archer hit the target?
2) Androitness- Was the arrow fired with good technique?
3) Aptness- Wa the target hit because the arrow was fired with good technique

Question 8

What does Accuracy mean in terms of knowledge?

Answer 8

Is the belief true?

Question 9

What does Androitness mean in terms of knowledge?

Answer 9

Did the agent acquire the belief through an exercise of their intellectual virtues?

Question 10

What does Aptness mean in terms of knowledge?

Answer 10

Is the belief true because the agent used their intellectual virtues in the forming of the belief?

Question 11

What does AAA stand for?

Answer 11

1) Accuracy
2) Adroitness
3) Aptness

Question 12

Define virtue reliabilism.

Answer 12

-Intellectual virtues are merely reliable cognitive faculties developed and used correctly
-e.g. accurate perception rational though

Question 13

According to virtue reliblism does Dr jones have knowledge?

Answer 13

NO

Question 14

According to virtue reliblism, why doesn’t Dr Jones have knowledge?

Answer 14

-She has a reliable cognitive process and arrived at a true belief
-However, she didn’t form the true belief as an apt result of her intellectual virtues
-As it was correct by chance

Question 15

According to virtue reliblism can we have lucky knowledge?

Answer 15

NO

Question 16

According to virtue reliblism does Henery have knowledge in the fake ban country scenario?

Answer 16

NO

Question 17

According to virtue reliblism, why doesn’t Henery have knowledge in the fake ban country scenario?

Answer 17

-Henry has a reliable cognitive process of accurate vision
-He also arrives at a true belief
-But he reasons the belief was true was because of luck and not because of his intellectual virtues