PHI 3300 Study Guide - Final Guide: Scientific Method, Proof Test, Cartesian Doubt
11 May 2016
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Then describe one of the attempted solutions to the problem. From socratic times, most philosophers agreed on justified true belief" being knowledge; under this premise, one must believe x is true, they must be justified in believing x is true, and x is in fact true. Gettier questions" to illustrate counterexamples to this core principle. Gettier wanted to separate knowledge from fortuitous and lucky events that an individual is justified in believing based on a false premise. A person, s, knows a proposition, p, if and only if (iff): Gettier takes the justified true belief process to analyze the steps; from here he notes the first two premises are necessary components of knowledge. In the first premise, knowledge" latches onto truth making it a necessity. In the second premises, full belief is needed for knowledge, as a simple hunch" towards something does not fully suffice. Where gettier raises issues comes with the lax terminology of.
