Open AccessGettiering Goldman
Author(s) -
Kenneth Stalkfleet
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
stance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1943-1899
pISSN - 1943-1880
DOI - 10.33043/s.4.1.69-78
Subject(s) - epistemology , causal theory of reference , causal model , causal decision theory , psychology , philosophy , positive economics , computer science , economics , artificial intelligence , mathematics , statistics , business decision mapping , decision support system , decision engineering
This paper examines the causal theory of knowledge put forth by Alvin Goldman in his 1967 paper “A Causal Theory of Knowing.” Goldman contends that a justified, true belief is knowledge if and only ifit is causally connected to the fact that makes it true. This paper provides examples, however, of justified, true beliefs with such causal connections that are clearly not knowledge. The paper further shows that attempts to salvage the causal theory are unsatisfactory.