What is knowledge? And how do we come to have it? Is it important that we have knowledge? If so, why? The branch of philosophy that attempts to answer these and related questions is known as ‘epistemology’ or ‘theory of knowledge.’ This essay introduces epistemology.
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The Gettier Problem and the Definition of Knowledge
Author: Andrew Chapman Category: Epistemology Word Count: 1000 1. The Traditional Analysis of Knowledge What is knowledge?1 To get clear on the notion of knowledge, many philosophers have proposed that we provide an analysis of the concept of knowledge. To provide such an analysis would be to lay out and explain each of the components of that concept. The … Continue reading The Gettier Problem and the Definition of Knowledge