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| These stand for any true or false sentence |
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| The traditional picture of what knowledge is, is incorrect. |
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| Traditional Picture (Gettier) |
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S knows that P is true if and only if
-P is true
-S believes in P
-S is justified in believing in P |
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Traditional Picture (Gettier)
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| S knows that P is true if and only if |
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Traditional Picture (Gettier)
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-P is true
-S believes in P
-S is justified in believing in P |
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| What is Gettier's Argument Against the Traditional Picture? |
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A could be true, without B being true.
Justified true beliefs are not always knowledge.
You can believe in something that is true, without knowing that it is true. |
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| Traditional Definition of Knowledge |
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| There are a lot of justified true beliefs that are not Knowledge |
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| We are not justified in the belief that the future will resemble the past because we have no reason to believe it for it is simply an assumption based on past experiences. |
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| The relation of well defined ideas |
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| Claims that can not be discovered or justifiable through the mere operation of thought. They are based on cause and effect. |
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| Define The Principle of Induction |
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| The Future Will Resemble the Past |
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| What is the first point of Hume's Argument? |
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There are two kinds of reasoning:
Demonstrative Reasoning which is necessary
Experiential Reasoning which is not necessary |
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| Define Demonstrative Reasoning |
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| Reasoning Concerning the Relation of Ideas |
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| Define Experiential Reasoning |
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| Reasoning Concerning Matters of Fact and Experience |
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| What is the second point of Hume's Argument? |
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| It is not a contradiction that nature might change and the future might not resemble the past |
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| What is the third point of Hume's Argument? |
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| There are no demonstrative arguments that justify the principle of induction. |
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| What is the fourth point of Hume's Argument? |
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| Experience Based Reasoning Assumes That The Principle of Induction Is True. If it assumes that it is true then you cannot prove that it is true. |
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| What is the fifth point of Hume's Argument? |
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| Experience based reasoning cannot justify in a non-circular way the principle of induction |
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| What is the sixth point of Hume's Argument? |
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| Neither kind of reasoning of the two types of reasoning, can justify the principle of induction. |
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| What are Hume's thoughts on probability? |
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| Probability is a made up human concept, and we have no reason to believe in probability without assuming that the future will resemble the past. |
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| The term Plato uses for soul in Greek is psuche, which is translated in English to... |
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| Psyche, which is what is studied in psychology and biology. |
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What is the first point of Socrates Argument From Recollection?
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| Learning is possible only if your soul existed before we were born. |
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What is the second point of Socrates Argument From Recollection?
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What is the third point of Socrates Argument From Recollection?
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| So our soul existed before we were born |
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What is the first point of Socrates Argument From Recollection?
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| Recollection is the process by which a person perceives one thing and thinks of another thing that one knows of that is similar. |
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What is the second point of Socrates Argument From Recollection?
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| Sometimes we perceive that a physical object is F (F stands for any characteristic) |
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What is the third point of Socrates Argument From Recollection?
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| Anytime you see that a physical object is F, it is only imperfectly F. |
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What is the fourth point of Socrates Argument From Recollection?
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| To tell that a physical object is only imperfectly F, you must recall something that is perfectly F. |
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What is the fifth point of Socrates Argument From Recollection?
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| We do recall something that's perfectly F |
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What is the sixth point of Socrates Argument From Recollection?
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| Our prior knowledge of what's perfectly F must be prior to experience |
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What is the seventh point of Socrates Argument From Recollection?
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| Experience begins at birth |
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What is the eighth point of Socrates Argument From Recollection?
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| We get knowledge of the perfect F before birth |
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| is a reason to believe something, where the reason does not depend upon experience or experimentation. |
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| A posteriori justification |
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| is a reason to believe something, where the reason does depend upon some experience or experimentation. |
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