Named arguments and positions that concern knowledge, justification, belief and the sources and limits of what can be known: foundationalism as a structural theory of justified belief, the brain in a vat as a modern skeptical scenario, and the Gettier problem as the classic counterexample to justified-true-belief accounts of knowledge. Belongs here: a formulated argument or named position whose target question is what counts as knowledge or justified belief. Does not belong here: an argument whose target is the nature of mind or language even where it has epistemological consequences, grouped under Philosophy of Mind or Philosophy of Language instead.
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1. Epistemology (Wikipedia)
WikipediaEpistemology, lead section, term-coining sentence
Despite its ancient roots, the word itself was coined only in the 19th century to designate this field as a distinct branch of philosophy.
Epistemology, lead section, early traditions sentence
Early reflections on the nature, sources, and scope of knowledge are found in ancient Greek, Indian, and Chinese philosophy.
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