PHLA10H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Twin Paradox, Foundationalism, Fred Dretske
Document Summary
Elizabeth won first, donald won second and chris won third. A person is like a thermometer, except where the thermometer measures temperature, the person measures" truth. In order for a belief to be knowledge, the believer has to be reliable. A person is like an instrument, measuring truth and knowledge. Without it, s could fulfill (3) by accident. Nomological impossibility impossibility based on the laws of nature: the laws of nature do not seem to be logically necessary, example: it is impossible for humans to fly merely by flapping their arms. Circumstantial impossibility impossibility based on the particular situation: example: my car can"t go 60kmh now (because of traffic) We still get what we want so long as c itself is not necessary. General point about economy of thought: we want to have the smallest number of basic concepts, nomological necessity can also be reduced . Nec(l x), where l" = laws of nature.
