WIK Flashcards
Define ‘Epistemology’.
Epistemology is the area of philosophy that considers:
- The nature/definition of knowledge.
- The source/s of our concepts/knowledge.
- The limits/extent of our knowledge.
Define ‘Ability Knowledge’.
Knowledge of how to / being able to do something.
Define ‘Acquaintance Knowledge’.
Knowledge from direct contact/experience with something.
Define ‘Propositional Knowledge’.
Knowing a proposition.
Summarise ‘Linda Zagzebski’s nature of definition’.
Linda Zagzebski’s nature of definition is a theory in Epistemology that proposes that we should try to give knowledge real definitions instead of conventional definitions.
State ‘Zagzebski’s claims’.
1) There are reasons to think Knowledge does not have a real definition…
2)…but we should still try to give a real definition of knowledge…
3)…and only stop if we fail / realise we cannot.
Define a ‘Real Definition’.
A definition that is based on terms of its nature/essence (properties or characteristics).
Define a ‘Non-Real/Conventional Definition’.
A definition that is NOT based on terms of its nature/essence (properties or characteristics).
Define ‘Necessary’.
A part of what is required.
Define ‘Sufficient’.
All that is required.
Summarize ‘The Tripartite definition of Knowledge’.
The Tripartite definition of Knowledge is a theory in Epistemology that proposes that there are three conditions that are individually necessary - belief, justification, and truth - and are jointly sufficient for a proposition to be considered knowledge.
State the claims within ‘The Tripartite definition of Knowledge’.
Someone has propositional knowledge if and only if…
1) …they believe the proposition (if you don’t believe something then you can’t know it).
2) they are justified in believing that proposition (if something is merely a true belief, this might just be by luck).
3) and the proposition is true (if something is false, you cannot know it, you can just think that you know it).
Define ‘A Posteriori Justification’.
Justification for a belief that is dependent upon experience/s.
Define ‘A Posteriori Knowledge’.
A true belief that is justified with experience/s.
Define ‘A Priori Justification’.
Justification for a belief that is independent upon experience/s.
