Episode 112: Gettier Goggles

For four years Tamler has been bitching about Gettier cases without even explaining what they are or why he hates them. That ends today. David and Tamler talk about the famous paper that challenged the (widespread? non-existent?) notion that knowledge is, and only is, justified true belief. We talk about the so-called skeptics about knowledge that Gettier inspired, then discuss the real skepticism that Descartes examined with his evil demon thought experiment. Plus, you know how you're in a monogamous relationship because of science? Well, turns out that science may be flawed.... Support Very Bad Wizards Links: The idea of monogamy as a relationship ideal is based on flawed science — Quartz A Former Student Says UC Berkeley’s Star Philosophy Professor Groped Her And Watched Porn At