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What can we claim to know?

Examine the differences among true belief, certainty, experience, and luck through three cases and four historical moments, then revisit the grounds for your first judgment.

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  1. c. 369 BCE

    The Theaetetus is commonly dated to around 369 BCE.

    Plato — A dialogue that leaves the definition open

  2. 1641

    The first Latin edition is published in Paris.

    Descartes — Using doubt as a method

    Paris · 출판

  3. 1748

    The first edition is published in London.

    Hume — Can experience carry us into the future?

    London · 출판

  4. 1758

    Jean-Bernard Mérian's French translation is published in Amsterdam.

    Hume — Can experience carry us into the future?

    Amsterdam · 번역

  5. June 1963

    Gettier's short paper appears in Analysis.

    Gettier — When truth and justification meet by luck