Alicorn comments on Supernatural Math - Less Wrong

1 Post author: saturn 19 May 2009 11:31AM

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Comment author: Alicorn 20 May 2009 08:42:33PM *  1 point [-]

Nobody defines knowledge simply as justified true belief anymore. Everybody needs a workaround for Gettier cases.

Comment author: thomblake 20 May 2009 08:58:47PM 0 points [-]

Well, while I agree with your sentiment, surely your statement is technically false. Indeed, one way to get around Gettier cases is to simply make "justified" a more difficult credential to obtain (not that I think that's a good solution).

Also, many philosophers no longer think definitions need to specify necessary or sufficient conditions, and so would happily claim 'justified true belief' is a 'good enough' definition of knowledge.

Comment author: Alicorn 20 May 2009 10:04:47PM 0 points [-]

I'm probably overgeneralizing from the professors I've had. Your point is well taken.