AQA A Level Philosophy Review Questions and Answers

Acquaintance knowledge Knowing 'of.' E.g know a person/place etc Ability knowledge Knowing 'how.' E.g knowing how to skateboard Propositional knowledge Knowing 'that.' E.g knowing that 2+2=4 A 'real' definition A definition that picks out the essence of an object. E.g water is H2O The tripartite view Propositional knowledge is defined as a justified, true, belief (JTB). In the tripartite view, S knows that P if and only if... 1. S is justified in believing that P 2. P is true 3. S believes that P The conditions of the tripartite view are... Individually necessary and jointly sufficient. The two main issues of the tripartite view 1. The conditions aren't sufficiently necessary 2. The conditions aren't sufficient The conditions of JTB aren't sufficiently necessary; Belief Do you need to believe something to know it? Some philosophers claim belief and knowledge are incompatible. Knowledge is more about responding correctly to questions than it is about a state of mind. The conditions of JTB aren't sufficiently necessary; Truth Does a fact need to be true for you to know it? Some people used o believe the Earth was flat, and at that time they were certain they knew it. Some philosophers argue that if their belief wasn't true then they never actually knew it. The conditions of JTB aren't sufficiently necessary; Justification Do you need justification for knowledge? Perhaps you only need true belief for knowledge. Most philosophers claim you do need justification to remove the possibility of luck/coincidence. (example of the racist juror.)