Tripartite Definition Of Knowledge Flashcards

1
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What does JTB stand for?

A

Justified True Belief

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2
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Who introduced the idea of JTB?

A

Plato (Theaetetus)

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3
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What is a Proposition?

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The content of your assertion, the underlying meaning of what you’re saying

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What are the three different types of knowledge and state the difference between them

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Propositional knowledge - “Knowledge that” (e.g John knows the capital of France is Paris)
Aquaintance knowledge - “Knowledge of” (e.e Susan knows John)
Ability knowledge - “Knowledge how” (e.g Susan knows how to swim)

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5
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What is an assertion?

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A linguistic act, either spoken or written, that has a truth value

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What is Truth value?

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The state of being either true, or false, or indeterminate. (Declarative statements have truth value)(The past and present have truth value, but the future in indeterminate as it has not happened yet and there is no way of knowing)

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7
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What is a belief?

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Propositional attitude of truth

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Describe the Truth Condition

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The condition of the world under which is true

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Describe the Belief condition

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You can only know what you believe. (Having propositional attitude of truth)

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10
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Describe the Justification condition

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Evidence or support for true beliefs

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What is a Proponent

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A person who advocates a theory, proposal or cause of action

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What is Testimony

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Transfer of belief from one person to another

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13
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What is Epistemic justification?

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The right standing of a person’s belief with respect to knowledge

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What are Zagzebski’s pitfulls to avoid when providing definitions

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Circular - The definition should not include the term being definied
Obscure - The definition should not be more complicated than the original term
Negative - Definitions should not be made up of what it is not (e.g. defining “a good act” as “one that is not wrong”
Ad Hoc - The definition should not be created to answer a particular problem

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