Package org.episteme.social.philosophy.epistemology

package org.episteme.social.philosophy.epistemology
Provides classes for modeling epistemology, the study of knowledge and justified belief. This includes support for the Classical theory of knowledge (Justified True Belief), various types of evidence, and epistemic agents.
Since:
1.0
Author:
Silvere Martin-Michiellot, Gemini AI (Google DeepMind)
  • Classes
    Class
    Description
    EmpiricalEvidence
    Evidence based on sensory experience, scientific experiments, or observation.
    EpistemicStatus
    Enumeration of possible epistemic statuses of a proposition for a given subject.
    Evidence
    Represents the justification or grounds for a belief or knowledge claim.
    EvidenceKind
    An extensible enumeration for types of evidence.
    Knowledge
    Represents Knowledge according to the classical definition: Justified True Belief (JTB).
    KnowledgeEngine
    A utility engine to evaluate epistemic claims and verify Knowledge conditions.
    Proposition
    Represents a statement or assertion that expresses something that can be true or false.
    RationalEvidence
    Evidence based on logical reasoning, mathematical proofs, or a priori analysis.
    Subject
    Represents an epistemic agent (human, organization, or AI) capable of holding beliefs and acquiring knowledge.
    TestimonialEvidence
    Evidence based on the report or testimony of another subject or authority.