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Gettier problem

Gettier problem noun: the epistemological problem that a description of knowledge as “justified true belief” is not adequate: there are counterexamples where a person has justified true belief of something and yet does not know it to be true.

Noun

Gettier problem (plural Gettier problems)

  1. The epistemological problem that a description of knowledge as “justified true belief” is not adequate: there are counterexamples where a person has justified true belief of something and yet does not know it to be true.

Forms of Gettier problem

pluralGettier problems

Origin of Gettier problem

Attributed to American philosopher Edmund Gettier.

Questions about Gettier problem

What does Gettier problem mean?
Gettier problem means the epistemological problem that a description of knowledge as “justified true belief” is not adequate: there are counterexamples where a person has justified true belief of something and yet does not know it to be true.
What part of speech is Gettier problem?
Gettier problem is a noun.
What is the plural of Gettier problem?
The plural of Gettier problem is Gettier problems.

Words near Gettier problem in the dictionary

  1. Gettier
  2. Gettier case
  3. Gettier cases
  4. Gettier intuition
  5. Gettier intuitions
  6. Gettier problem
  7. Gettier problems
  8. Gettiered
  9. Gettierian
  10. gettin
  11. gettin'

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