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SingaporeKnowledge & Inquiry

The Nature of Knowledge

6 dot points across 6 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

Does the language we use shape what we are able to know, or merely express knowledge we have independently?

Can perception give us knowledge of an external world, and how do illusion and the theory-ladenness of observation threaten that claim?

Can reason alone give us knowledge of the world, or does all substantive knowledge ultimately rest on experience?

Can we gain knowledge simply by being told something, and if so what justifies trusting the word of others?

If knowledge is justified true belief, why do Gettier cases seem to be justified true beliefs that are not knowledge?

What does it take to know something, and why are truth, belief and justification each thought to be necessary?