Is knowledge the ability to φ for the reason that p?

N. Hughes

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Abstract

Hyman (1999, 2006) argues that knowledge is best conceived as a kind of ability: S knows that p iff S can φ for the reason that p. Hyman motivates this thesis by appealing to Gettier cases. I argue that it is counterexampled by a certain kind of Gettier case where the fact that p is a cause of the subject's belief that p. One can φ for the reason that p even if one does not know that p. So knowledge is not best conceived as an ability of this kind.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)457-462
Number of pages6
JournalEpisteme
Volume11
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 13 Feb 2014

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