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Ragnar

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Who is Gettier?
« on: January 23, 2006, 09:47:50 AM »
And what are his examples?

I've seen this name referenced a few times and I have no idea who he is. Thanks.
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Who is Gettier?
« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2006, 05:46:19 PM »
Edmund Gettier. He's a philosopher who back in the sixties questioned the "justified true belief" model for knowledge.

Click on this sentence and you'll find Gettier examples with objectivist criticisms of them.
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« Reply #2 on: January 25, 2006, 11:34:36 PM »
Well he's just loads of fun, isn't he. Sorry, I should be sleeping, I'm going to bed now.
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"My philosophy, in essence, is the concept of man as a heroic being, with his own happiness as the moral purpose of his life, with productive achievement as his noblest activity, and reason as his only absolute."  
- Ayn Rand

"Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself makes you fearless."
- Lao Tzu

"Your side hates our side because you think we think you're stupid. Our side hates your side because we think you're stupid."
- Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

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Who is Gettier?
« Reply #3 on: January 26, 2006, 04:31:38 PM »
I hate reading essays. Most boring thing in the world
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Both quotes of Steven Weinberg

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Who is Gettier?
« Reply #4 on: January 28, 2006, 02:15:11 PM »
your academic future probably isn't very bright then is it
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