Re: What is it to have knowledge?
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Equating knowledge with true belief--think about the difference between someone who believes it is 3:12 when it is actually 3:15, and someone who justifiably believes it is 3:15 when it actually 3:15. According to what you are saying they can both *know* what time it is. Do you see how odd it is to think they can both know the correct time when only one of them is actually right?
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I don’t equate knowledge with true belief. Or rather I think to do so is to get an unhelpful definition of knowledge.
Two people look at their watches. One sees 3:12 one sees 3:15. One person knows its is 3:12 and the other one knows it is 3:15. The both have identical reasons for establish their belief. Why should the real time have any bearing on their state of knowing?
I think your definition of knowledge, which you equate with true belief, is too strong for every day use.
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