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The Nature of Knowledge
Quick questions on Truth, belief and justification explained: H2 Knowledge and Inquiry
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What is propositional knowledge?Show answer
The subject focuses on propositional knowledge, or knowing that something is the case (knowing that water boils at 100 degrees Celsius at sea level), as opposed to knowing how to do something (riding a bicycle) or knowing a person or place by acquaintance. Propositional knowledge takes the form "S knows that p," where S is a subject and p is a proposition that can be true or false.
What is q1?Show answer
State the three conditions of the standard analysis of knowledge and explain what each one rules out. [6 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Explain, with an example, why true belief is not sufficient for knowledge. [8 marks]
What is q3?Show answer
Briefly distinguish internalist and externalist accounts of justification and say why the difference matters. [6 marks]
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