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Three kinds of knowledge. Acquaintance knowledgeI know Oxford.Ability knowledgeI know how to ride a bike.Propositional knowledgeI know that elephants are heavier than mice.. Justified true belief. Analyses knowledge in terms of necessary and sufficient conditionsI know that p':The propositio
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1. Michael Lacewing Justified True Belief Michael Lacewing
2. Three kinds of knowledge Acquaintance knowledge
I know Oxford.
Ability knowledge
I know how to ride a bike.
Propositional knowledge
I know that elephants are heavier than mice.
3. Justified true belief Analyses knowledge in terms of necessary and sufficient conditions
I know that p:
The proposition p is true;
I believe that p; and
My belief that p is justified.
4. Necessary and sufficient conditions Each condition is necessary for knowledge.
The three conditions together are sufficient for knowledge.
5. The appeal of JTB I cant know what is false.
I cant know a proposition that I dont believe to be true.
Beliefs that are irrational or arent based on the evidence arent knowledge.
6. The Gettier problem Justification is usually a matter of evidence, e.g. what I remember.
Gettier: It is possible to have JTB without knowledge.
7. Infallibilism Since I cant know something false, if I know that p, it is not possible that I could have made a mistake.
Justified belief is true belief. If my belief could be false, then it is not justified.
Is this too strong?
8. Development Condition 4: My justification for believing that p stands up to the facts.
I know that p if my justification for believing that p is undefeated.
9. Objection Is this enough for knowledge? Or should we consider what the facts might have been?