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Greek roots for the word Epistemology
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"episteme" - knowledge or understanding
"logos" - study of |
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Propositional Knowledge
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*knowledge that
declared by its nature in declarative sentences or indicative propositions |
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Knowledge How
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knowledge of processes and means
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Knowledge by Acquisition
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knowledge from direct experience (sensory)
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Three ?s of Epistemology
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1. What is knowledge?
2. How is kowledge acquired? 3. To what extent is it possible for a given subject or entity to be known? |
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Classical Definition of Knowledge
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justified, true belief
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Alternative Definitions of Knowledge
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1. justified, true proposition
2. justified, true sentence |
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Gettier Problem
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Challenges the traditional definition of knowledge by proposing circumstances under which a belief is rationally justified and true but only by chance.
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Origin of Classical definition of Knowledge
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Plato's dialogue "Theaetetus"
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Three types of knowledge
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Knowledge That (Propositional)
Knowledge How Knowledge by Acquaintance |
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Philosophy
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the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with reality, existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language.
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5 areas of philosophical inquiry
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Epistemology, Logic, Metaphysics, Moral and Political Philosophy (Ethics), Aesthetics
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Epistemology
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the study of the nature and scope of knowledge, such as relationships between truth, belief, and theories of justification.
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Logic
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the study of the principles of correct reasoning.
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Metaphysics
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the study of the most general features of reality, such as existence, time, the relationship between mind and body, objects and their properties, wholes and their parts, events, processes and causation.
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Moral and Political Philosophy
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the study primarily of the question of the best way to live, and secondarily, of the question of whether or not this (primary) question can be answered.
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Aesthetics
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the study of beauty, art, enjoyment, sensory-emotional values, perception, and matters of taste and sentiment.
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Greek roots of the word Philosophy
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"philo-" love of
"sophio" wisdom |