Justified True Belief Thesis

Pre-Gettier, the following Justified True Belief thesis was generally accepted: (i) S is true (ii) S believes that P, and (iii) S is justified in believing that P (Hauptli, 2003). This tripartite account as Justified True Belief has always been perceived as necessary conditions for knowledge. A belief which is true without justification appears to only be a belief which is true when it has been discovered by sheer accident. The necessitation that knowledge has to be believed is self explanatory, as without belief, its justification and truth are irrelevant. Similarly, without truth, it does not appear to be knowledge at all as it would simply be a false belief. However, these conditions, whilst individually necessary, are not sufficient alone