Is Justified Belief Knowledge? Critical Notice of Jonathan Sutton, without Justification
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In Without Justification, Jonathan Sutton attempts to undermine the orthodox view that a justified belief need not constitute knowledge, develops a battery of arguments for the unorthodox thesis that you justifiably believe P iff you know P, and explores the topics of testimony and inference in light of the equation of justification and knowledge (J = K). This book is essential reading at epistemology’s cutting edge. In section I, we’ll take an extended tour of the book, raising various questions and objections along the way. In section II, we will assess Sutton’s three main arguments for J = K, which form the heart of his project.
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