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Jus Ti Fied Truth: Having, Done For, or Marked by A Good or Legitimate Reason
Jus Ti Fied Truth: Having, Done For, or Marked by A Good or Legitimate Reason
Jus Ti Fied Truth: Having, Done For, or Marked by A Good or Legitimate Reason
Truth
the quality or state of being true.
Belief
The JTB account holds that knowledge is equivalent to justified true belief; if all three conditions
(justification, truth, and belief) are met of a given claim, then we have knowledge of that claim.
For example, I believe I have two hands, I do in fact have two hands, and I have good justification for
believing I have two hands, because I am using them to type. Therefore, under the JTB theory of
knowledge, I know I have two hands.
there are some things they know, and some things they don’t.
What exactly is the difference? What does it take to know
something? It’s not enough just to believe it—we don’t know the
things we’re wrong about. Knowledge seems to be more like a way
of getting at the truth. The analysis of knowledge concerns the
attempt to articulate in what exactly this kind of “getting at the
truth” consists.
A belief maybe justified by using one’s perception, each providing
a basis for establishing if a statement or an idea is true.
Correspondence Theory
co·her·ence
the quality of being logical and consistent.
Relativism
Constructivists theory
- How people learn
- Believes that knowledge is gained as part of social experience
and requires interaction and collaboration.
- It is how you interpret new information and applies to their
own reality.
- construct meaning only through active engagement with the
world (such as experiments or real-world problem solving).
- Learning is a social activity - it is something we do together,
in interaction with each other,
Pragmatic theory
- the theory of truth that the truth of a statement consists in its
practical consequences, especially in its agreement with
subsequent experience.
- The ideas must be verified using the senses or experience.
scientific method, where experiments are designed to test
hyphothesis or confirm conclusions.
Biological Perspectives
Modern humans (homo sapiens sapiens) are considered
one of the most successfully adapted species on planet.
Humans are closely related to primates, especially apes,
but have developed distinct physical features such
bipedalism; hands, smaller jaws and teeth, and more
developed brain.
Psychological perspectives
Places on human behaviors and thought process in
analyzing human nature. We possess mental faculties.
1. the totality of elements forming the mind
(see MIND ENTRY 1 SENSE 2)specifically, in Freudian
psychoanalytic theory : the id, ego, and superego including
both conscious and unconscious components
2. The definition of introspection is self-examination,
analyzing yourself, looking at your own personality and
actions, and considering your own motivations. An example
of introspection is when you meditate to try to understand
your feelings.
Economic Perspective
Homo economicus- has desire to possess wealth
- Productive being