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The Philosophical Journey, 2/e
William Lawhead, The University of Mississippi

The Search for Knowledge
Overview of the Problem of Knowledge

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1

The branch of philosophy focusing on issues relating to knowledge is called .
2

Philosophers have traditionally defined knowledge as justified belief.
3

Whereas a posteriori knowledge is based on experience, knowledge is grounded independently of it.
4

According to those who follow the doctrine of all our knowledge of the world is grounded in sense experience.
5

The claim that we do not have knowledge is the position known as .