Theories of Knowledge
Phil 202 MWF 1:00-1:50
May 11, 2002

Class announcements: The curve is done.
The curve is:
90-100=A 40-44
79-89=B 35-39
68-78=C 30-34
56-67=D 25-29
55-down
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*Extra credit assignment will be available during the final. One extra credit assignment is worth one test grade.
*Test are not comprehensive, the only info that will turn up form the previous chapters is info involving a current subject.

Class Notes: Chapter 5
*(Possible test problem) The Gettier problem is? A. The correspondence of truth. B. The relativist theory of. C. Tripartite analysis of knowledge (right answer). D. The dualist analysis of knowledge.
*The Gettier Problem is equal to Tripartite Analysis of knowledge. An example expansion of tripartite. 1. S believes P 2. P is true 3. S is justified in believing P = Knowledge is true justified belief.
Tripartite comes in threes all three have to be there to have knowledge without three it’s not knowledge.
*Pojmen: You need four examples not three. It’s not enough to prove
knowledge. To deal with Gettier’s problem
*Quartet Solutions: Proposed candidates for fourth criteria for knowledge. 1. No false Beliefs (Pojmen thinks not work) 2. Conclusive reasons: “if P wasn’t true you wouldn’t have the justification. (not work) 3. Causel condition belief has to be caused in the right way. (not work) 4. Defeasibility: There’s no other truth which would destroy your justification if you believed it. (not work) Note: on test not ask for counter examples.
*Pojmen: added the fourth condition that the truth of a belief and its justification have to be related in the right way. How related depends on the context and situation.