Knowledge And Doubt Flashcards
(14 cards)
What is knowing that
Is a propositional knowledge knowledge and can be factual or theoretical
What is knowing how
Knowing how is a skill or ability
What is I know
Knowing through acquaintance of a place person or thing
What is the tripartite theory of knowledge
Justified true belief
What is the criteria justified
You have to have sound reason to support your claim
What is the criteria true
The claim must be trie and relate to reality rather than appearance
What is the criteria belief
You have to believe the proposition you can’t claim knowledge of something without believing it
What is scepticism
People who maintain that knowledge is never certain
What arguments do sceptics use to support their claims
The problem with accidental correctness
Infinite regress of justification
Problem with knowledge from the senses
Problem with authority
What is the problem of accidental correctness
If someone is accidentally correct does it count as knowledge
What is the infinite regress of justification
Sceptics would continually attack the justification part of jtb by asking but how do you know after many times eventually you run out of evidence meaning the claim collapses
What is the problem with senses
If we base are knowledge of the senses it’s possible we may be deceived
What is the problem with authority
Sceptics always argue that the there is a possibility are source of knowledge could be wrong and that we can not rely on this type of justification as reliable
What is rationalism
Rationalism holds that knowledge begins with in the mind and we are all born with knowledge already and that this knowledge is certain
