What is Knowledge? Flashcards
What is the Tripartite Theory?
K (knowledge) = J (justification) + T (truth) + B (Belief)
K=JTB
What is Reliabilism?
K (knowledge) = R (reliable belief forming method) + T (truth) + B (belief)
K=RTB
What is Virtue Epistemology?
K= (knowledge) = V (virtuously acquired) + T (truth) + B (belief)
K=VTB
What is Infallibilism?
K= (knowledge) = IJ (justification beyond rational doubt) + T (truth) + B (belief)
K=IJTB
What is No False Lemmas?
K (knowledge) = N (not based on false lemma) + T (truth) + B (belief)
K=NTB
What is a Sufficient Condition?
A is a sufficient condition for B if when you have A, then you must have B.
What is a Necessary Condition?
A is a necessary condition for B when you have to have A in order to have B.
Response to Tripartite Theory?
Gettier Cases (Smith + Jones)
Response to No False Lemmas?
Fake Barns
Response to Reliabilism?
Animal Knowledge / Wendy and the Calendar
What is Sosa’s Triple A Rating?
A- Accurate (True)
A- Adroit (Virtuously Acquired)
A- Apt (True because it is Virtuously Acquired)
Response to Virtue Epistemology?
Fake Barns (Lack of skill to distinguish real from fake)- animal knowledge
