[MD] Pirsig's theory of truth

[Steven Peterson]

Hi Craig,

I think you are right. A belief that is held may or may not be thought
to be justified even by the person holding a belief in some
circumstances. That is why it is generally thought to be important to
keep straight the three separate notions in knowledge as (1) justified
(2) true (3) belief.

Best,
Steve




On Wed, May 5, 2010 at 3:31 PM,  <craigerb at comcast.net> wrote:
> [Steve]
>> it is indeed the same thing to assert that something is true and to assert that you are justified in believing that > same something
>
> No.  Asserting p is true & asserting you believe p are indeed the same thing.
> (Moore's paradox:  "p but I don't believe p" is absurd but sometimes true.)
> But you can assert or believe the truth of p ("God exists" or "There are an infinite number of prime numbers")
> without any justification.
> Craig
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