An Analysis of Edmund Gettier's Is Justified True Belief Knowledge? av Jason Schukraft

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<P>For 2,000 years, the standard philosophical model of knowledge was that it could be defined as a justified true belief. According to this way of thinking, we can know, for example, that we are human because [1] we believe ourselves to be human; [2] that belief is justified (others treat us as humans, not as dogs); and [3] the belief is true. This definition, which dates to Plato, was challenged by Edmund Gettier in one of the most influential works of philosophy published in the last century ¿ a three page paper that produced two clear examples of justified true beliefs that could not, in fact, be considered knowledge. </P><P>Gettier''s achievement rests on solid foundations provided by his mastery of the critical thinking skill of analysis. By understanding the way in which Plato ¿ and every other epistemologist ¿ had built their arguments, he was able to identify the relationships between the parts, and the assumptions that underpinned then. That precise understanding was what Get