Explain what Ayer means by justification, truth, and conviction (belief), (2) the details and reasons for Gettier’s objection.
Philosophy In the Mediations, Descartes was concerned to find knowledge that was true, certain, and well-justified. Three centuries later, A. J. Ayer wrote that to know something is have a justified true belief about it. Gettier objected to Ayer’s characterization of knowledge by offering a counterexample. In your view, are the criteria of justification, truth, … Read more