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  • Epistemology – Part 3: Rationalism and Empiricism

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    In Part 1 we learned that epistemology is the study of knowledge, and that since the time of Plato and Aristotle, JTB (justified true belief) has been the standard definition of knowledge. In Part 2 we learned that both logic and epistemology rely heavily on the distinction between true and false. And within epistemology, there…

  • Epistemology – Part 2: Truth

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    Boethius
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    As I stated earlier in Part 1, epistemology is the study of knowledge, or how we know what we know. Since the time of Plato and Aristotle, JTB (justified true belief) has been the standard understanding of knowledge. And even though JTB is not a sufficient condition for knowledge, JTB is a necessary condition for…

  • Epistemology – Part 1: Knowledge

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    Boethius
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    Epistemology is a branch of philosophy that deals with what we can know and the nature of our knowledge. The Greek term episteme means “knowledge.” Therefore, epistemology is the study of knowledge, or how we know what we know. Since the time of Plato and Aristotle, JTB (justified true belief) has been the standard understanding…