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 * __ Theory of Knowledge __**
 * __ Language I Learned from the Video __**
 * **Plato’s Definition of Knowing:** When s is “someone” and p is “proposition”. For s to know p:
 * 1) p has to be justified
 * 2) p has to be true
 * 3) s has to believe that p is true


 * **The 3 types of knowledge:**
 * Ø Impersonal Propositional Knowledge
 * o This is knowledge by description
 * Ø Personal Knowledge
 * o This is knowledge by conviction, introspection, acquaintance and practice
 * Ø Subconscious Knowledge
 * o This is knowledge by instinct
 * **The 3 Theories:**
 * o Correspondence Theory: When the future is determined according to past results.
 * o Pragmatic Theory: This is based on a person’s knowledge, what you know can justify your beliefs.
 * o Coherence Theory: This theory is based upon three truth tests, easily summarised as PIE. **P**ublic **I**ndependent **E**ternal. If all 3 truth tests are ‘yes’ then there is a **Universal Truth**
 * **The Universal Truth: this is a permanent fact, it is true to the public, no matter where you are.**


 * **Paradigm:** “A model/ conceptual system for understanding experience. They are formed using concepts and enable us to organise experience”.


 * **Justification:** This is when one appeals to something other than what is being supported. The justification has to be relevant as well as true. It needs to have clear language and respect the principles of logic


 * **Human Experience**: This is the product of
 * o The external world
 * o Constructed Environment
 * o The social, cultural and personal filter we have acquired over the course of our lives.

By: Alinafe Malonje 12AWI
 * **Areas of Knowing (AOK):**
 * o Natural Science
 * o History
 * o Art
 * o Ethics
 * o Math