PHL232H1 Lecture : June 6 - E. Gettier.docx
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E. gettier is justified true belief knowledge? : s knows that p. Iff: p is true, s believes that p, s is justified in believing that p, s knows that p. Iff: s accepts p, s has adequate evidence for p, p is true, s knows that p. Iff: p is true, s is sure that p is true, s has the right to be sure that p is true. A is false in that the conditions stated do not constitute a sufficient condition for the truth of the proposition that s knows that p. Same argument will show that b and c fail. Has adequate evidence for and has the right to be sure that is not justified in believing that . Justified (s being justified in believing p) makes it possible for a person to be justified in believing a proposition that is false.
