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Article #1292Re: Justified true belief
From: Richard S. Latimer
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1987 16:45
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1987 16:45
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> From: Sarge Gerbode
> I am in favor of defining things; ...
> I rather liked *my* definition (Why not? Everyone likes his own ideas!):
> knowledge is certainty.
A proper definition needs to identify the `genus' or class to which
the concept belongs and the `differentia' or differences which
distinguish the concept from others in that class.
"Knowledge is certainty" is thus NOT a proper definition (it only
indicates how you feel with regard your `knowlegde notion').
How about?: genus = a hierarchial structure of inter-related thoughts
and differentia = derived from actual sensations/perceptions
(i.e. from reality) integrated via logical
(non-contradictory) methods (i.e. through reasoning).
Thus: definition = a hierarchial structure of inter-related thoughts,
derived from actual sensations/perceptions
integrated via logical methods.
Or a `short form': "a mental grasping of facts of reality".
How do you like that definition? If it is unsatisfactory, can you
identify a clearer or more precise genus and/or differentia?
--
Eudaemonia, Richard S. Latimer [(312)-416-7501, ihnp4!ihlpl!rsl]
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