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Knowledge

Knowledge can be defined as justified true belief.

This view of knowledge is suited to propositions, that is statements that affirm that something is true or false. We have a different concept of knowledge in mind when we speak of 'knowing how to ride a bike', or 'knowing the Parramatta area well'.

To count as knowledge, a proposition must be:

All three of these conditions must be met.

Let's try a practice exercise...

Sort the white boxes into categories according to whether the beliefs they contain are knowledge, true but unjustified beliefs, false but justified beliefs, or beliefs that are both false and unjustified.

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