Edmund Gettier

Edmund Gettier
Born
Edmund Lee Gettier III

October 31, 1927 (1927-10-31)
DiedMarch 23, 2021(2021-03-23) (aged 93)
Education
Doctoral advisorNorman Malcolm
Philosophical work
EraContemporary philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolAnalytic philosophy
Main interestsEpistemology
Notable ideasGettier problem

Edmund Lee Gettier III (/ˈɡɛtiər/; October 31, 1927 – March 23, 2021) was an American philosopher at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He is best known for his article written in 1963: "Is Justified True Belief Knowledge?", which has generated an extensive philosophical literature trying to respond to what became known as the Gettier problem.