True Knowledge – Descartes vs. Plato Many philosophers have tried to figure out what exactly true knowledge is. For years they have been asking questions and looking deep into the mind to better understand the methods needed to get to true knowledge. If we go back to some of the earliest philosophers we meet Plato in Greece. Plato tried to take on the question himself in a fictional conversation he wrote up between Socrates and Meno‚ and in which we see some insight to what he believes it is
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a piece of information that happens to be true but that someone believes for invalid reasons‚ such as a faulty premise‚ counts as knowledge. It is named after American philosopher Edmund Gettier‚ who wrote about the problem in a three-page paper published in 1963‚ called "Is Justified True Belief Knowledge?". The paper refers to the concept of knowledge as justified true belief‚ credited to Plato‚ though Plato argued against this very account of knowledge in the Theaetetus . In the paper‚ Gettier
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Dec. 7‚ 2012 True opinion versus knowledge Knowledge is generally thought to require justified true belief‚ even if justified true belief is not sufficient for knowledge‚ as Edmund Gettier famously argued. In the Meno‚ Plato demonstrates that true opinion is not equal to knowledge. However‚ Gettier holds a different opinion that justified opinion is not equal to knowledge‚ but it is necessary to knowledge. I support the Plato’s opinion that true opinion is not equal to knowledge‚ and that justified
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Locke’s opinion on true knowledge is that it comes from the experience which comes from some kind of substance‚ such as our five senses. Locke’s purpose as he states‚ “to inquire into the original‚ certainty‚ and extent of human knowledge‚ together with the grounds and degrees of belief‚ opinion‚ and assent (Cahn‚ Location: 23347).” Firstly‚ Locke has believed that children and idiots are to be born into this world without the knowledge. But as Locke states in the text‚ “No proposition can be said to be
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Knowledge vs. True Belief The discussion of true belief and knowledge in the Meno develops in the analogy of the traveling men; one who knows the correct path to Larissa and the other who has a true belief of the correct path to Larissa (Meno 97a-c). Socrates tells Meno that if both men led to the same result‚ then true belief is no more useful than knowledge and both beneficial (Meno 97c). This comparison changes in book five of the Republic when Socrates says an ideal state must have a philosopher-king
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systems rely on examinations to encourage children to study‚ but as a result children suffer from too much stress and they never learn to be creative. Therefore‚ examinations should be abolished. Do you agree? If any student were asked whether he would like examinations to be abolished or not‚ nine out of ten would readily answer “Yes.” It is true that most students cringe from tests‚ but it is a fact that exams are an indispensable tool for education. Tests not only help students to review the
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these days. The need to prepare for tests and examinations is a restriction on teachers and also exerts unnecessary pressure on young learners. To what extent do you agree or disagree. Students nowadays are getting more stressed. We have to sit for lots of examination since we are small. Some of us even have their first examination at the age of four‚ when they are supposed to enjoy the beauty of the world without having the fear of failing an examination. It sounds crazy and ridiculous but the principals
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Students who cheat on examinations should be automatically dismissed from college‚ because cheating is a bad action‚ and it can affect a lot of things. For example‚ cheating makes students not have a good study attitude‚ it can affect other students‚ and it also affects their own future. First of all‚ I think students who cheat don’t belong in college‚ because they don’t have a good study attitude. I think a college student needs honesty to do the work‚ even if the work is difficult‚ because
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The “middle school” definition of knowledge is defined as awareness or familiarity gained by experience of a fact or situation‚ but the work of Edmund L. Gettier discusses the idea of knowledge being an unobtainable concept. In Gettier’s article aptly titled “Is Justified true belief knowledge”‚ he talks about justification through correspondence truth and experience. Gettier attacks the process of justification with the use of logical proofs demonstrating the law of non-contradiction which states
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applying for the PSLF some time in my life. Having the knowledge gives the capital to repay my loans in the fastest way and then be able to use my money elsewhere for my future needs. Our topic fits into the overall theme of the class because some people or classes might not have the knowledge to reach these resources to better their capital. The topic about student loans doesn’t apply to everyone. Some classmates might not even have student loans because they have the resources and privileges to
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