You arrive at true belief. The justification aspect is not a current concern of mine. — creativesoul
On the way to belief that:((p v q) is true), Smith forms/holds belief that:((p v q) is true because (p)). — creativesoul
That is a necessary step in the thought/belief process that leads one to belief that:((p v q) is true).
p1. ((p) is true)
p2. ((p v q) follows from (p))
p3. ((p v q) is true if either (p) or (q) is true)
C1. ((p v q)) is true because (p))(from p1,p3) — creativesoul
p2 accounts for the single deduction in Gettier's formulation. — creativesoul
Not following Srap... — creativesoul
The argument I'm presenting isn't my argument per se. Rather, it's an adequate account of what Gettier says that Smith does, as compared/contrasted to Gettier's own formulation in the beginning of the paper. With that in mind, p2 accounts for the single deduction in Gettier's formulation. — creativesoul
On the way to my belief that Donald Trump is the President I form the belief that Donald Trump is the President because he won the popular vote. But why does that matter?
It matters because the only way that Smith can arrive at belief that:((p v q) is true) is via belief that:((p v q) is true because (p)). — creativesoul
Gettier said that Smith believes that p ∨ q is true because he believes that p is true...
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