Propositional Knowledge: With Special Reference to Gettier Problem - Softcover

Sharma, Pratibha

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3659200476 ISBN 13: 9783659200472

Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

The problem of knowledge raised by Plato has shaped the ideas of contemporary epistemologists. ‘Justified True Belief’ has been unanimously accepted as the definition of knowledge in the history of philosophy. As a combination of the metaphysical element of truth, the psychological element of belief and the epistemological element of justification, it is one of the targets of Gettier who has questioned the validity of this ‘traditional’ definition. Post-Gettier thinkers have tried to evaluate Gettier problem with an understanding of the same in an idiosyncratic way. They have tried their best to avoid or solve the problem but no one has found a Gettier resistant analysis of knowledge. Gettier problem exhibits, among other things, the difference between a case of knowledge and a case of a knowledge claim. Human beings don’t hesitate to claim knowledge even when what is claimed is merely a guess. It also explains that a single definition of propositional knowledge cannot be given for a multiplicity of propositions. Knowledge needs to be exonerated from the three conditions and many such associations and to be looked at from an independent and novel perspective.

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About the Author

Dr. Pratibha Sharma has obtained her Ph. D. in Epistemology from Punjab University, Chandigarh (INDIA) in 2004. Her areas of interest are Epistemology, Logic, Philosophy of Science and Indian Philosophy. She is presently teaching Philosophy as a Senior Assistant Professor at Miranda House, University of Delhi.

Edition details

• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 3659200476
• ISBN 13: 9783659200472
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 224