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    It is not the case that Knowledge requires truth.

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    • 1.Gilbert Ryle's distinction between 'knowing that' and 'knowing how' shows procedural knowledge operates independently of propositional truth conditions.
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    • 2.A skilled archer knows how to shoot accurately even if they hold false beliefs about the physics underlying their technique.
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    • 3.If a form of knowledge can exist without propositional content, truth as a necessary condition for all knowledge is too broad a requirement.
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    Reason for 2 of 2
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    • 1.Edmund Gettier demonstrated that justified true belief is insufficient for knowledge, undermining the tripartite analysis that treats truth as a clean necessary condition.
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    • 2.If the relationship between truth and knowledge is more complex than necessity entails, then 'knowledge requires truth' overstates a conceptual entailment that may be merely contingent or contextual.
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.False propositions cannot be facts.
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    • 2.Knowledge is knowledge of facts.
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    • 3.Therefore, only true propositions can be known.
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