Does Knowledge Depend on Truth?

被引:6
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作者
Zangwill, Nick [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Durham, Dept Philosophy, Durham DH1 3HN, England
关键词
Knowledge; Truth; Dependence; Epistemology;
D O I
10.1007/s12136-012-0161-5
中图分类号
B [哲学、宗教];
学科分类号
01 ; 0101 ;
摘要
That knowledge does not depend on truth is a consequence of a basic principle concerning dependence applied to the case of knowledge: that A depends on C, and that B depends on C, do not mean that A depends on B. This is a standard causal scenario, where two things with a common cause are not themselves causally dependent. Similarly, knowledge that p depends in part on some combination of the belief that p, the fact that p and the proposition that p, and perhaps other facts or even objects. Truth depends on a proper sub-class of the elements on which knowledge depends. It does not follow that knowledge depends on truth, and the idea that it does is implausible.
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页码:139 / 144
页数:6
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