Publication Date:
2018
Short description:
The Gettier problem and context / Coliva, A., Belleri, D. - In: The Gettier Problem / [a cura di] Hetherington, S.. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2018. - ISBN 9781316827413. - pp. 78-95 [10.1017/9781316827413.007]
abstract:
The relationship between contextualism and Gettier cases is controversial. Yet, David Lewis,
in his influential “Elusive Knowledge”, links his contextualist thoughts to the discussion of
some standard Gettier cases. This chapter explores the question whether contextualism can
provide a satisfactory account of Gettier scenarios. We compare a contextualist account of
lottery cases and of fake-barn cases (which Lewis seems to regard as very close to Gettier
examples) with a contextualist account of standard Gettier problems. We conclude that
contextualism may at best provide a partial reconstruction and explanation of the problem
underlying Gettier scenarios.
in his influential “Elusive Knowledge”, links his contextualist thoughts to the discussion of
some standard Gettier cases. This chapter explores the question whether contextualism can
provide a satisfactory account of Gettier scenarios. We compare a contextualist account of
lottery cases and of fake-barn cases (which Lewis seems to regard as very close to Gettier
examples) with a contextualist account of standard Gettier problems. We conclude that
contextualism may at best provide a partial reconstruction and explanation of the problem
underlying Gettier scenarios.
Iris type:
Capitolo/Saggio
Keywords:
Gettier, Lewsi, contextualism
List of contributors:
Coliva, A.; Belleri, D.
Book title:
The Gettier Problem