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From: Mikko <mikko.levanto@iki.fi>
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Subject: Re: I just fixed the loophole of the Gettier cases with mt new notion of {linguistic truth}
Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2024 13:39:43 +0300
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On 2024-09-05 12:58:13 +0000, olcott said:

> On 9/5/2024 2:20 AM, Mikko wrote:
>> On 2024-09-03 13:03:51 +0000, olcott said:
>> 
>>> On 9/3/2024 3:39 AM, Mikko wrote:
>>>> On 2024-09-02 13:33:36 +0000, olcott said:
>>>> 
>>>>> On 9/1/2024 5:58 AM, Mikko wrote:
>>>>>> On 2024-09-01 03:04:43 +0000, olcott said:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> *I just fixed the loophole of the Gettier cases*
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> knowledge is a justified true belief such that the
>>>>>>> justification is sufficient reason to accept the
>>>>>>> truth of the belief.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gettier_problem
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> The remaining loophole is the lack of an exact definition
>>>>>> of "sufficient reason".
>>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Ultimately sufficient reason is correct semantic
>>>>> entailment from verified facts.
>>>> 
>>>> The problem is "verified" facts: what is sufficient verification?
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> Stipulated to be true is always sufficient:
>>> Cats are a know if animal.
>> 
>> Insufficient for practtical purposes. You may stipulate that
>> nitroglycerine is not poison but it can kill you anyway.
>> 
> 
> The point is that <is> the way the linguistic truth actually works.

I've never seen or heard any linguist say so. The term has been used
by DG Schwartz in 1985.

-- 
Mikko