"Gettier problem" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Gettier problems [plural]
Etymology: Attributed to American philosopher Edmund Gettier. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Gettier problem (plural Gettier problems)
  1. (philosophy) The epistemological problem that a description of knowledge as “justified true belief” is not adequate: there are counterexamples where a person has justified true belief of something and yet does not know it to be true. Wikipedia link: Edmund Gettier, Gettier problem Categories (topical): Philosophy Related terms: Gettier case, Gettiered, Gettierian, Gettier intuition Translations (Translations): Gettierin ongelma (Finnish), Gettier-Problem [neuter] (German), problem Gettiera [masculine] (Polish)

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