No False Lemmas

Question 1

What is the definition of knowledge with no false lemmas

Answer 1

Justification+true+belief+no false lemmas

Question 2

What is a lemma

Answer 2

A premise accepted as true in an argument

Question 3

What does it argue about gettier

Answer 3

They aren’t knowledge as they include a false lemma

Question 4

What is the false Lemma in smiths scenario
P1)I believe that Jones has ten coins in his pocket (having seen them)
P2)I believe that Jones will get the job (having been told as much)
C) I believe that the person who gets the job will have ten coins

Answer 4

P2 as it’s a false belief

Question 5

What is the no false lemma theory

Answer 5

Knowledge has to be a justified , true belief, where justification is not based on a false belief

Question 6

What is the criticisms for no false lemmas

Answer 6

Theory copes well with getter cases however in other cases ( virus x/y as there is no false belief) it isn’t so clear that a false belief was involved
In false barns there is also no false belief as Barney sees a barn and forms a belief that there is a barn

There may be background assumptions in both cases (the symptoms could only cause virus x and that all the barns were real rather than fake) but there is no false beliefs