1.2 The Birth of Modern Philosophy
15:551.3 From Aristotle to Galileo
18:143.1 Introduction to David Hume
19:35The Problem of Induction
23:00Introduction to Cartesian Dualism
22:13The Traditional Analysis of Knowledge
16:39Gettier and Other Complications
14:49Introduction to Primary and Secondary Qualities
14:33Gettier and Other Complications
This session delves into Edmund Gettier's influential counterexamples to the Justified True Belief theory of knowledge. It explores various 'Gettier problems' and their profound impact on contemporary epistemology, necessitating refinements to the definition of knowledge.
A series of lectures delivered by Peter Millican to first-year philosophy students at the University of Oxford. The lectures comprise the 8-week General Philosophy course and were delivered in late 2009.
The Traditional Analysis of Knowledge
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