Class KnowledgeEngine

java.lang.Object

org.episteme.social.philosophy.epistemology.KnowledgeEngine

public final class KnowledgeEngine
extends Object

A utility engine to evaluate epistemic claims and verify Knowledge conditions.

Since:

1.0

Author:

Silvere Martin-Michiellot, Gemini AI (Google DeepMind)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static Knowledge	verify(Subject subject, Proposition proposition, Evidence justification)	Verifies if a belief can be upgraded to Knowledge.

Methods inherited from class Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Details

verify

public static Knowledge verify(Subject subject,
 Proposition proposition,
 Evidence justification)

Verifies if a belief can be upgraded to Knowledge. Classical JTB condition: True Proposition + Belief in it + Justification.

Parameters:

subject - the subject who holds the belief

proposition - the proposition that the subject thinks is true

justification - the evidence for this belief

Returns:

a Knowledge instance if conditions are met, otherwise null