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Doing Philosophy: An Introduction Through Thought Experiments, 2/e
Theodore Schick, Muhlenberg College
Lewis Vaughn
The Problem of Skepticism and Knowledge
What Do You Know: Knowing What Knowledge Is

Essay Quiz



1

Explain the causal theory of knowledge.
2

Explain why the defeasibility theory of knowledge cannot be correct.
3

Explain the explanationist theory of knowledge. How does it explain the lack of knowledge in the Gettier's thought experiments?
4

Explain how the explanationist theory can handle the Gettier-type thought experiments.
5

Is the explanationist theory an internal theory of knowledge? Why or why not?








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