What can we know? Uhhh, gee Mr. Stott, I don ’ t know.

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What can we know? Uhhh, gee Mr. Stott, I don ’ t know.

Knowledge, to Know, Knower What are we talking about?

Truth? That which is the case. –But… What IS the case?

Belief(def) Being in a state of acknowledging, or acting as if, something is the case. To be in a state of holding something to be true.

The Platonic Definition Justified True Belief

Lets Make a Map!

The map is not the territory… Knowledge is somewhat selective. Knowledge is rarely perfect. We each have our own ‘ map. ’ Knowledge is representative/symbolic. There is a wide range of that which we could call ‘ knowledge. ’ Confirmation bias

What we ’ ve seen so far… Extremes might not be useful. –Radical Scepticism –Total Credulity –Certainty? –Relativism? It ’ s okay for you but not for me… (really, do you MEAN that?)

This is what we mean by ‘ The problem of knowledge ’

Is it a continuum? Impossible Possible Probable For Sure   Belief Knowledge Justified, True, Belief?

How would you judge the following… Christopher Columbus ‘ discovered ’ America in 1492 If A>B and B>C then A>C Murder is wrong Aliens live among us All metals expand when heated Humans have a soul

What are the sources? Language Perception (the ToK version) Reason Emotion Memory Intuition Imagination Faith