RELIABLISM

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What are the conditions of reliablism?
1. P is true. 2. James believes that P is true. 3. James' belief that P is true is based on a reliable method.
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What are two examples of "a reliable method"?
Having good eye sight and having an accurate memory.
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What would count as being an unreliable method?
Guessing would be unreliable and would not count as knowledge even if the outcome happened to be true.
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Explain one advantage of reliablism that other theories of knowledge do not have.
Reliablism supports the idea of animals and children having knowledge too. JTB refuses this as animals and children cannot justify knowing what they know.
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What does reliablism say about Henry in barn county?
It says that Henry would not have knowledge because his visual perception was deceiving him. He just got lucky.
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What are two examples of "a reliable method"?

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Having good eye sight and having an accurate memory.

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What would count as being an unreliable method?

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Explain one advantage of reliablism that other theories of knowledge do not have.

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What does reliablism say about Henry in barn county?

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