Philosophy A-Level
The tripartite analysis of knowledge
What The tripartite analysis of knowledge means in Philosophy A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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The account of knowledge as justified true belief, which the no false lemmas condition responds to in Gettier-style cases.
Topics that use The tripartite analysis of knowledge
- What is knowledge? (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Ability knowledge
- Acquaintance knowledge
- Counterexamples
- Definition of knowledge
- Epistemic virtue
- False lemmas and inferential routes
- Necessary and sufficient conditions
- Propositional knowledge
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