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=what is knowledge?= knowledge is a balance between truth and beliefs. It is a justified, true belief.

Plato defines knowledge as a proposition that has to be justified, true and someone must believe that it is true.

__The equations of knowledge__

 * known, known = knowledge
 * known, unknown = belief
 * unknown, unknown = unknown knowledge

__The types of knowledge__

 * Impersonal propositional knowledge
 * personal knowledge
 * subconscious knowledge

A **Justification** involves appealing to something other than what is being supported.

__There three theories used to justify a belief__

 * Correspondence theory**- Comparing with facts of sense experience and logic. e.g when i watch TV for a long period of time, my eyes start to hurt.


 * Pragmatic theory-** Your personal thoughts. It can be as simple as your favorite color . "i think red id the best color ever"


 * Coherence theory-** A statement is true if it is logically consistent with other beliefs that are held to be true. e.g "i don't believe in Scientology because it contradicts so many of my other beliefs.

__**PIE (Public, Independent, External)**__


 * P**ublic- everyone has access to the knowledge claim. is it true to the society?


 * I**ndependent- Depends only if you alone think its true.


 * E**xternal- will it still be true over time?

This is a permanent fact, and does not change no matter where you are.
 * Universal truth**

__ways of knowing__

 * perception of sense
 * sense experience
 * perception
 * emotion
 * reasoning
 * language
 * logic
 * authority
 * experience

__**Paradigm**__
This model or conceptual system for understanding experiences. e.g Capitalism, History, Science.

__Areas of knowing__

 * Natural science
 * History
 * Art
 * Ethics
 * Maths

__Knowledge issues__
A knowledge claim is someones point of view which in turn bring discussion. the things to consider when detecting a knowledge issue are:
 * Does the knowledge issue contain problematic concepts?
 * What assumptions are being made?
 * what WOK are involved?
 * To what AOK does the claim belong.