Edmund Gettier
Edmund Lee Gettier III (/ˈɡɛtiər/; October 31, 1927 – March 23, 2021) was an American philosopher at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He is best known for his article written in 1963: "Is Justified True Belief Knowledge?", which has generated an extensive philosophical literature trying to respond to what became known as the Gettier problem.
Edmund Gettier | |
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| Born | Edmund Lee Gettier III October 31, 1927 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | March 23, 2021 (aged 93) |
| Era | Contemporary philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Analytic philosophy |
| Doctoral advisor | Norman Malcolm |
Main interests | Epistemology |
Notable ideas | Gettier problem |
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