Philosopher Profiles
Edmund Gettier
(1927 — Current)
Gettier has the highest fame-to-effort ratio of any philosopher ever. His seventeen word paper, written entirely in crayon, has been referenced over two and a half trillion times in the last two days.
It is interesting to note that Gettier almost didn't get his current lecturing position as the candidate who went before him, a Mr. Jones, was very promising indeed. However, the interviewers took pity on Gettier when he revealed his dire financial situation, having only ten coins to his name.
Gettier currently lives in Boston and owns a Ford.
Written By: Mark Wales, Ian Church
Created: 29th January, 2008 | Last Updated: 30th January, 2008
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Smug bastard.
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Main Contributions:
Is Justified True Belief Knowledge, Strange Counterexamples -
Quotation:
“The man who will get the job has ten coins in his pocket.” -
Key Areas:
Anything except epistemology. -
Annoying Habits:
Writing two page papers that destroy livelihoods. -
Nicknames:
The Thorn, Justified True Bastard.
Top Trumps
- Beard: 0
- Fame: 4
- Logic: 2
- Readability: 3
- Contribution: 4
