Rescher (2003) illustrates the problem of justification with an example: A person believes Smith is in London (which is false, as Smith is in Manchester), and because Smith being in London entails Smith being in England, the person believes Smith is in England; while the belief is true, the person does not 'know' Smith is in England because the justification is false.

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• Person: Koemhong Sol, Kimkong Heng Organization: Cambodian Education Forum
  Understanding epistemology and its key approaches in research

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• Understanding epistemology and its key approaches in research cefcambodia.com Koemhong Sol, Kimkong Heng · Cambodian Education Forum via serper

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• justification concept
• knowledge concept
• England location
• London location