Exploring Arguments on Knowledge and Certainty: A Discussion of Gettier, Unger, and Descartes

Discussion Board Topic:
1) Explain Edmund Gettier’s argument from his article, Is Justified True Belief Knowledge? Present an argument either in defense or against Edmund Gettier’s objections to the justified-true-belief notion of knowledge. 
2) Explain Peter Unger’s argument from his piece, An Argument for Skepticism. Do you think Peter Unger is correct to claim that certainty is required for knowledge? If so, then offer an argument in defense of his position. If not, then offer an argument in objection to his position. 
3) Does Descartes argument about his own existence give us reason to reject Unger’s claim that certainty requires one to be dogmatic, and thus it is unreasonable to claim certainty? If so, then offer an argument in defense of this position. If not, then offer an argument in objection to this position.
Discussion Board Guidelines
Answer the set of questions above in a minimum of three full paragraphs. So, there will be one full paragraph for each question. 
a. The post must be at least three paragraphs in length. 
b. The post must display a detailed understanding of the material
contained in the discussion question. 
c. The post must include an argument in support of a position that is
directly connected and in response to a specific argument articulated
by one of the philosophers assigned for the course. 
d. When forming your argument, do not ignore the issues that the
philosopher presents. You must address counter arguments to your
position. 
e. Do not copy and paste, or borrow information from online
sources. The post should be your own original writing, and it should
be directly connected to the assigned readings for the course.
NOTE: Please do not use any outside resources to complete the discussion post. Please only use the resources provided below in order to complete the discussion post. Which are YouTube videos and documents.
YouTube Videos:  
https://youtu.be/oRzLh9xGOVE 
https://youtu.be/Ce13U5BTDvk 


https://youtu.be/-QpUrSn3cWU 

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