What is knowledge

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  • A priori
    Knowledge without experience
  • A posteriori
    knowle with experience
  • Deductive
    If premises are true then the conclusion will be true
  • Infallibilism
      for a belief to count as knowledge, it cannot be rationally doubted. It must be true and justified in a way which makes it certainty.
  • What is Reliabilism?

    Knowledge is a true belief the which has been formed by a reliable cognitive process or reliable method. A reliable method being one such produced a high proportion of true belief.

  • What are the 4 pitfalls Zagzebski says we must avoid when defining knowledge?
    Circular: Definition should not use the term being defined
    Obscure: Term should not be more complex than the original term
    Negative: Cannot simply define a term by saying what it is not
    Ad hoc: Should not be specific to a particular problem
  • What is the No false lemmas theory and how does it cope with Gettier counter examples?
    This theory grants knowledge on the basis of it being on a justified true belief that has not been formed by any false premises; for something to count as knowledge all the premises must be true.
    This theory sets a higher standard for knowledge by requiring that true conclusions as well as true premises. Overcomes most gettier cases because they involve false premises
  • What is virtue epistemology and how does it cope with Gettier counter examples?