Re: I just fixed the loophole of the Gettier cases

On 9/3/2024 9:17 PM, Richard Damon wrote:

On 9/3/24 9:03 AM, olcott wrote:

On 9/3/2024 3:39 AM, Mikko wrote:

On 2024-09-02 13:33:36 +0000, olcott said:
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On 9/1/2024 5:58 AM, Mikko wrote:

On 2024-09-01 03:04:43 +0000, olcott said:
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*I just fixed the loophole of the Gettier cases*
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knowledge is a justified true belief such that the
justification is sufficient reason to accept the
truth of the belief.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gettier_problem

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The remaining loophole is the lack of an exact definition
of "sufficient reason".
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Ultimately sufficient reason is correct semantic
entailment from verified facts.

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The problem is "verified" facts: what is sufficient verification?
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Stipulated to be true is always sufficient:
Cats are a know if animal.
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 "Stipulated to be true" is incorrect logic.
 

Stipulated to be true is the actual foundation of
linguistic truth.

 

Empirically verified to be true in the current moment:
I have a left hand right now, is sufficient.
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 Are you SURE you have a left hand. You could just be a brain in a giant simulation.
 

I have allowed for that.

You could have lost you left hand and have a great prosthesis.
 Observations can not be "proved" to be totally accurate.

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