Flashcards: Understanding Knowledge: Philosophical Foundations — 10 cards

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1Question

Knowledge — definition?

Answer

Justified true belief system.

2Question

Knowledge — definition?

Answer

Justified true belief about something.

3Question

Gettier Problem — challenge?

Answer

Justified true belief may not always be knowledge.

4Question

Belief — role?

Answer

Holding a proposition to be true.

5Question

Skepticism — role?

Answer

Questions possibility of certain knowledge.

6Question

Justification — purpose?

Answer

Supports and rationalizes belief.

7Question

Truth — property?

Answer

Accurately reflects reality.

8Question

Gettier Problem — challenge?

Answer

Justified true belief may not be knowledge.

9Question

Epistemology — focus?

Answer

Study of knowledge and belief.

10Question

A Priori Knowledge — example?

Answer

Mathematics and logic truths.

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1. What is the traditional definition of knowledge?

2. Who is known for proposing the idea of innate ideas as part of rationalist philosophy in the 17th century?

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