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What can we know? Uhhh, gee Mr. Stott, I don ’ t know.
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Knowledge, to Know, Knower What are we talking about?
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Truth? That which is the case. –But… What IS the case?
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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.
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The Platonic Definition Justified True Belief
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Lets Make a Map!
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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
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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?)
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This is what we mean by ‘ The problem of knowledge ’
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Is it a continuum? Impossible Possible Probable For Sure ----------------------------------------- Belief Knowledge Justified, True, Belief?
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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
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What are the sources? Language Perception (the ToK version) Reason Emotion Memory Intuition Imagination Faith
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