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It is not the case that If reliably produced true belief constitutes knowledge without requiring justification, then justification is not a necessary third condition for knowledge.
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A reliable process producing true belief about false premises (e.g., broken clocks) seems to lack the rational endorsement knowledge demands.
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Justification explains why we should trust a belief-forming process; reliability alone doesn't address this normative dimension of knowledge.
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A subject could reliably form true beliefs while being completely irrational about which beliefs to form or act upon.
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Reliably produced beliefs track truth across possible worlds, giving them the core epistemic function required for knowledge.
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Adding justification as a separate requirement creates artificial puzzles (Gettier cases) absent from the reliable production account.
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Justification is often merely a way of describing why a reliable process works—it's explanatory, not an additional condition.
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