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The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy uses the 'stopped clock' thought experiment to analyze the criteria for knowledge, specifically demonstrating how justified true belief can fail to constitute knowledge due to the presence of epistemic luck as described in [1] and [2].
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Virtue Epistemology | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy iep.utm.edu 1 fact
accountIn the clock example provided by the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, a person forms a true belief about the time from a stopped clock that is usually reliable; this is not considered knowledge because the truth is reached through a stroke of good luck rather than virtuous motive or activity.
Epistemology | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy iep.utm.edu 1 fact
accountIn the clock example provided by the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, an individual forms a justified belief about the time by looking at a stopped clock that happens to show the correct time, illustrating that justified true belief can involve luck and fall short of knowledge.