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The Gettier problem is fundamentally defined by its challenge to the traditional definition of knowledge as a justified true belief, as evidenced by [1] and [2]. It explores how a belief can meet standard justification criteria while failing to constitute knowledge due to epistemic luck, as illustrated in the clock example in [3] and the theoretical constraints discussed in [4] and [5].
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Virtue Epistemology - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu 2 facts
claimCognitive faculties cannot be merely necessary or important parts of the explanation for a belief, because if they were, Gettier problems would immediately arise.
claimA Gettier case is constructed by starting with a belief that meets the justification condition for knowledge, adding an element of bad luck that would normally prevent the belief from being true, and adding a dose of good luck that cancels out the bad luck so the belief ends up true.
Epistemology | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy iep.utm.edu 2 facts
claimThe Gettier problem demonstrates that it is possible for a belief to be both justified and true, yet still fail to constitute knowledge because the truth of the belief relies on luck.
accountIn the Gettier problem example involving a stopped clock, an individual forms a true and justified belief about the time by looking at a clock that is broken but happens to show the correct time, yet the individual does not actually 'know' the time because the accuracy is a matter of luck.
Epistemology - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu 1 fact
claimA priori knowledge consists of beliefs that are true, justified a priori, and not 'gettiered'.