Quick overview of Timothy Williamson’s “knowledge first” epistemology, including a recap of the traditional analysis of knowledge as justified, true belief (JTB), the Gettier problem, and why Williamson’s “knowledge first” approach may be the best way forward for epistemology.
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Chapters
0:00 Introduction to Timothy Williamson’s Epistemology
0:20 What is Philosophical Analysis?
0:41 The Traditional Analysis of Knowledge: Explaining Knowledge as Justified, True, Belief (JTB)
1:11 The Gettier Counterexample to the Traditional Analysis of Knowledge
1:27 Williamson’s Response to Gettier: “Knowledge First” (Knowledge Cannot Be Analyzed)
2:24 “Knowledge First”: Explaining Belief in Terms of Knowledge
3:25 “Knowledge First”: Explaining Justification in Terms of Knowledge
4:04 Summary of Timothy Williamson’s “Knowledge First” Epistemology
Further Reading
Knowledge and Its Limits, Timothy Williamson (2002, Oxford University Press)
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, The Analysis of Knowledge, “Knowledge First”
plato.stanford.edu/entries/knowledge-analysis/#KnowFirs
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, “Knowledge First Theories of Justification”
iep.utm.edu/kft-just/
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