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rhelz ◴[] No.41842371[source]
The impossibility of solving the Gettier problem meshes nicely with the recent trend to Baysianism and Pragmatism. Instead of holding out for justified true belief and "Bang-Bang" either labeling them True or False, give them degrees of belief which are most useful for prediction and control.
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ars ◴[] No.41844870[source]
I don't understand the Gettier problem. The example of the cow for example: You do not have a justified belief there is a cow there, all you can justify is that there is the likeness of a cow there.

To be able to claim there is a cow there requires additional evidence.

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1. mistermann ◴[] No.41847683[source]
> You do not have a justified belief there is a cow there, all you can justify is that there is the likeness of a cow there.

Is this assertion not self-refuting though?