Unger Flashcards
1
Q
What is Unger’s definition of certainty?
A
S is certain that p = in S’s
mind, it is not at all doubtful
that p
2
Q
What is Unger’s requirement for knowledge?
A
certainty
I cannot know that p unless I am
certain of p
3
Q
Unger thinks that certainty is
the ____________
A
complete absence of doubts
4
Q
What does Unger give as a reason for thinking that few if any people know that 45+56=101?
A
Almost everyone has something of which they are more certain.
5
Q
What does Unger think is necessary for a surface X to be actually, literally, a flat surface?
A
There is no logically possible surface Y that is flatter than X.
6
Q
Which of the following is NOT an absolute term, in Unger’s understanding of “absolute”?
A
attractive
