The Gettier Problem
Before Gettier, philosophers thought that knowledge was equivalent to justified true
belief (JTB). The meaning of knowledge was only restricted to the justification of a true belief. It
was thought that if you believe something and you have justification for believing it, and your
belief is in fact true, then we can say that you have knowledge about that particular thing.
Edmund Gettier broadened the scope of thinking when he presented his challenging cases which
take into account the role of luck in knowledge therefore the JTB conditions were not enough.
To explain the Gettier problem, I will use David A. Truncellito’s analogy which
resonates with me. Truncellito explains his case by using the example of a campus clock. For
me, this clock would be the one at the top of AL Building on the campus of Huston-Tillotson
University. I know that this clock keeps accurate time and it is well maintained. Suppose the
