Are Gettier problems "solved"?
Technically "cross-post", already posted the below on r/Rationality, I'm just still looking for a response.
Someone, please either tear this apart, or point me to where someone has already covered this--I can't find it.
Situation: John is a lizard. I think he's a man. Do I "know" John is mortal?
Classic Gettier Interpretation:
- Belief-John is a man
- Belief-Men are mortal.
- Conclusion-John is mortal.
Bayesian Gettier Interpretation(Example numbers used for ease of intuition; minimal significant digits used for ease of calculation):
- Belief-John is probably (90%) a man
- Belief-Men are usually (90%) mortal
- Conclusion-John is probably (81%) a mortal man
- Belief-John might not be a man (10%)
- Belief-Non-men are sometimes mortal (50%)
- Conclusion-John might be a mortal non-man (5%)
- Belief-John is probably (81%) a mortal man
- Belief-John might be a mortal non-man (5%)
- Conclusion-John is probably mortal (86%).
Posted May 5, 2014, 8:44 PM UTC
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