Edmund Gettier
American philosopher (1927–2021) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Edmund Lee Gettier III (/ˈɡɛtiər/; October 31, 1927 – March 23, 2021) was an American philosopher at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He is best known for his article written in 1963: "Is Justified True Belief Knowledge?",[1] which has generated an extensive philosophical literature trying to respond to what became known as the Gettier problem.
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Born | Edmund Lee Gettier III October 31, 1927 (1927-10-31) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
Died | March 23, 2021(2021-03-23) (aged 93) |
Era | Contemporary philosophy |
Region | Western philosophy |
School | Analytic philosophy |
Doctoral advisor | Norman Malcolm |
Main interests | Epistemology |
Notable ideas | Gettier problem |
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