Philosophy A-Level
False lemmas and inferential routes
What False lemmas and inferential routes means in Philosophy A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of False lemmas and inferential routes
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A lemma is an intermediate belief used to reach the target belief, and the route to the belief must not pass through a falsehood.
Topics that use False lemmas and inferential routes
- What is knowledge? (AQA A-Level)
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- Ability knowledge
- Acquaintance knowledge
- Counterexamples
- Definition of knowledge
- Epistemic virtue
- Necessary and sufficient conditions
- Propositional knowledge
- Reliabilism as an externalist condition
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