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Knowledge

Meaning in philosophy, with examples

/ˈnɒlɪdʒ/nounCore term

In philosophy, knowledge means: Knowing that something is the case; traditionally defined as a belief that is true and properly justified, although this definition is disputed.

In Turkish: bilgi

How it is used

Uncountable: say knowledge, never a knowledge or knowledges. Epistemologists distinguish knowing that (propositional knowledge), knowing how (practical knowledge) and knowledge by acquaintance.

Example sentences

  1. Gettier's cases suggest that justified true belief is not enough for knowledge.

  2. Can we have knowledge of right and wrong without any experience?

Common collocations

  • propositional knowledge
  • a priori knowledge
  • the limits of knowledge
  • knowledge claim
  • theory of knowledge
  • beliefA mental state of taking something to be true, whether or not it really is true and whether or not you have good reasons for it.
  • justificationThe reasons or evidence that make it rational to hold a belief, or the property a belief has when it is properly supported.
  • truthThe property a statement or belief has when it matches how things are; philosophers disagree about what this matching really consists in.
  • epistemologyThe branch of philosophy that studies knowledge: what it is, how we get it, how beliefs are justified and how far our knowledge can reach.

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