SSH 105 Quiz: Quiz 2 Notes

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Social Sciences and Humanities
• Course: SSH 105
• Professor: Klaas Kraay

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Knowledge involves 3 key ingredients: truth (4 theories and 2 models, belief (belief/disbelief/suspend judgment; degrees of strength, justification (evidence; rational/justified/reasonable; proportional belief) Fallibilism: a r/j/r belief can be false and irrational/unjustified/unreasonable belief could be true. Difference in evidence; changes in evidence: 2 people have different evidence available to them. Example: two detectives have different evidence which leads them to believe different things: an individual"s evidence may change over time. Different beliefs may be rational for them at different times: rational to believe something at one time; change belief after. Example: religious experience or sue"s belief about jone"s character. R/j/r beliefs have to be based on enough of the right kind of evidence: appropriate kind of evidence depends on context, how much evidence depends on context. Good rule of thumb: stakes evidence required for belief to be r/j/r. When charged with criminal charges for murder, he wasn"t guilty; no reasonable doubt met.