La filosofía tiene un problema

About this video

• Video Title: La filosofía tiene un problema
• Channel: Adictos a la Filosofía
• Speakers: Not specified
• Duration: 00:18:30

Overview

This video explores the long-standing philosophical problem of defining knowledge, specifically addressing the "Gettier problems." It examines various attempts to refine the traditional definition of knowledge (justified true belief) and the counterexamples that have challenged each proposed solution, ultimately questioning whether a definitive solution is possible.

Key takeaways

• The Gettier Problem: Edmund Gettier's 1963 paper introduced counterexamples that demonstrated that justified true belief is not sufficient for knowledge, undermining a long-held philosophical definition.
• William Rozeboom's Solution: Proposed strengthening the justification condition to require complete certainty, but this inadvertently eliminated most ordinary cases of knowledge.
• Michael Clark's Solution: Suggested that the justification for a true belief should not rely on any false premises. However, this was challenged by counterexamples where true beliefs were justified without false premises.
• Modal Solution: Introduced the idea that a belief is knowledge if the method used to form it would not easily lead to false beliefs in similar possible worlds. This was also shown to have flaws.
• Linda Zagzebski's Argument: Argued that any definition of knowledge that separates justification from truth will always be vulnerable to Gettier-style counterexamples, suggesting the problem might be inescapable.