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Why Gettier Cases are misleading [PDF]
In this paper, I argue that, as far as Gettier cases are concerned, appearances are deceiving. That is, Gettier cases merely appear to be cases of epistemic failure (i.e., failing to know that p) but are in fact cases of semantic failure (i.e., failing ...
Mizrahi, Moti
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Extended cognition and robust virtue epistemology: response to Vaesen [PDF]
In a recent exchange, Vaesen (Synthese 181: 515–529, 2011; Erkenntnis 78:963–970, 2013) and Kelp (Erkenntnis 78:245–252, 2013a) have argued over whether cases of extended cognition pose (part of) a problem for robust virtue epistemology.
Kelp, Christoph
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A common presupposition in epistemology is that the processes contributing to the generation of knowledge do not extend beyond the knower's skin. This paper challenges this presupposition.
Kelp, Christoph
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An Argument Against the Possibility of Gettiered Beliefs [PDF]
In this paper, I propose a new argument against Gettier’s counterexamples to the thesis that knowledge is justified true belief. I claim that if there is no doxastic voluntarism, and if it is admitted that one has formed the belief that p at t1 if, at t0,
Gaultier, Benoit
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How to Define the Notion of Knowledge which Solves the Gettier Problem [PDF]
Our contention is that to solve the Gettier Problem, a notion of infallible knowledge involving the substantial truth theory is necessary. We assume that acts of sense experience have propositional content, and that atomic empirical propositions need the
Misiuna, Krystyna
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Puntos de vista y problemas de Gettier
Mi objetivo es relacionar la idea de un punto de vista absoluto con los problemas de Gettier. Para lograr este propósito, tomo algunas consideraciones previas sobre las estrategias analíticas que usa Gettier y las critico apelando a algunos resultados ...
Andrés Luis Jaume
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In almost any domain of endeavour, successes can be attained through skill, but also by dumb luck. An archer’s wildest shots occasionally hit the target. Against enormous odds, some fair lottery tickets happen to win.
Broncano-Berrocal, Fernando +1 more
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Hoops and Barns: a new dilemma for Sosa [PDF]
This paper critically assesses Sosa’s normative framework for performances as well as its application to epistemology. We first develop a problem for one of Sosa’s central theses in the general theory of performance normativity according to which ...
Boult, Cameron +5 more
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Consequences of Explanationism [PDF]
If Explanationism is true, then, for any fact and any person, the fact’s explaining why they believe it is both a necessary and a sufficient condition for their knowing it.
Nathan William Davies
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Safety principles in epistemology are often hailed as providing us with an explanation of why we fail to have knowledge in Gettier cases and lottery examples, while at the same time allowing for the fact that we know the negations of sceptical hypotheses.
Blome-Tillmann Michael
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