Category Archives: Gettier Problem

Ethics & Morality

Posted on May 13, 2015 by Maryann

Below is a collection of my thinking on the grounding and justification of moral truth. I am warming up for something. Divine Essentialism God wills it (right) because He is good — essentialism. 1/4/08 (Not mine. Precursor.) The Sword and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Apologetics, Divine Essentialism, Euthyphro Dilemma, Gettier Problem, Golden Rule, Groothuis' 'Christian Apologetics', Is-Ought Fallacy, Justified True Belief, Keller's Reason for God, Moral Argument, Natural Law and Divine Command, Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, William Lane Craig | 3 Comments

The Humean-Platonic tripartite (Ought-Is-Belief) theory of (moral) knowledge

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Maryann

The Humean-Platonic tripartite (Ought-Is-Belief) theory of (moral) knowledge It is possible to blend Hume’s is-ought distinction (1) in Ethics with Plato’s justified-true-belief theory of knowledge. Simply put, whatever sort of beliefs one is talking about, including moral beliefs, they must be … Continue reading →

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Groothuis’ "Christian Apologetics" ch.6: Truth Defined and Defended

Posted on May 6, 2012 by Maryann

The apologetics study group LOVES this quote from Groothuis’ Christian Apologetics: “We may be entitled to our own opinions, but we are not entitled to our own facts.” p. 124 It’s actually a variant of a quote commonly attributed to Daniel Patrick … Continue reading →

Posted in Apologetics, Divine Essentialism, Euthyphro Dilemma, Gettier Problem, Golden Rule, Groothuis' 'Christian Apologetics', Is-Ought Fallacy, Justified True Belief, Natural Law and Divine Command, Norris' Epistemology, Reviews and Interviews | 3 Comments

Is-ought discussion with WLC

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Maryann

I had a discussion with Dr. Craig in a note I posted on Facebook, but I am deleting Facebook Sunday and the discussion was never resolved, so I am moving it to here. Hopefully he can reply here or in … Continue reading →

Posted in Divine Essentialism, Euthyphro Dilemma, Examiner.com Articles, Gettier Problem, Golden Rule, Is-Ought Fallacy, Justified True Belief, Sam Harris, William Lane Craig | Leave a comment

Answering Jerry Coyne and Jason Thibodeau on the Euthyphro Dilemma

Posted on October 29, 2011 by Maryann

Maryann, Matt, Tom and Jerry (missing: Jason) I’m writing this blog post to get in on the most recent Euthyphro Dilemma dilemma between atheist biologist Jerry Coyne and my fellow Christian Apologetics bloggers Matt Flannagan of MandM and Tom Gilson … Continue reading →

Posted in Divine Essentialism, Euthyphro Dilemma, Examiner.com Articles, Gettier Problem, Golden Rule, Is-Ought Fallacy, Justified True Belief, Natural Law and Divine Command, William Lane Craig | 28 Comments

Philosophers’ Carnival call for submissions

Posted on June 18, 2011 by Maryann

I’ll be hosting the next Philosophers’ Carnival on June 27 (submit by June 25). Email submission if need be. . Some topics I’d like to see in the submissions: How can an objectively true moral ‘ought’ correspond to the ‘is’ of reality? … Continue reading →

Posted in Carnival, Euthyphro Dilemma, Gettier Problem, Golden Rule, Is-Ought Fallacy, Justified True Belief, Natural Law and Divine Command, Norris' Epistemology, Predestination, Reviews and Interviews, Sam Harris | Leave a comment

Questions regarding first chapter of Craig’s "Reasonable Faith"

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Maryann

I want to start by saying I’m a huge fan of William Lane Craig and recently met him at a fairly local Reasonable Faith conference. I had almost finished reading On Guard when the conference began and have since completed … Continue reading →

Posted in Gettier Problem, Justified True Belief, William Lane Craig | 11 Comments

God (is) the Golden Rule (ought) without offending Hume

Posted on April 10, 2011 by Maryann

Would very much appreciate some feedback on this. I have tried to put all of it in my own words without referring to influential sources. Clearly some of it needs more reasons (like the GR’s presence in every major culture/religion, how … Continue reading →

Posted in Divine Essentialism, Euthyphro Dilemma, Gettier Problem, Golden Rule, Is-Ought Fallacy, Justified True Belief | 3 Comments

Hume’s is-ought, Plato’s true-justified, Euthyphro’s dilemma and Gettier’s problem

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Maryann

Hume‘s is-ought (fact-value) distinction is the same as Plato‘s true-justified distinction. When is/true/fact and ought/justified/value are not kept distinct, the Euthyphro dilemma as applied to epistemology ensues: Are we justified in believing (ought we believe) merely because our belief is true (can truth justify … Continue reading →

Posted in Apisticism, Divine Essentialism, Euthyphro Dilemma, Gettier Problem, Is-Ought Fallacy, Justified True Belief | Leave a comment

Answering Gettier

Posted on January 9, 2011 by Maryann

[ work in progress ] [ completed 1/15/11 ] Plato’s justified-true-belief definition of knowledge, maintained by critical realists, besides requiring that a belief be justified by evidence and true by correspondence, says 1) whether or not a belief is true … Continue reading →