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gettier problem

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

Syllables
get-tier prob-lem
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The epistemological problem that a description of knowledge as “justified true belief” is not adequate: there are counterexamples where a person has justified true belief of something and yet does not know it to be true.

Etymology

Attributed to American philosopher Edmund Gettier.

Inflected Forms

Gettier problems (plural)

Phrases

Gettier case Gettier intuition

Frequently Paired Words

Gettier case Gettiered Gettierian Gettier intuition

Questions

What does gettier problem mean?
The epistemological problem that a description of knowledge as “justified true belief” is not adequate: there are counterexamples where a person has justified true belief of something and yet does not know it to be true.
Where does gettier problem come from?
Attributed to American philosopher Edmund Gettier.

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