Epistemology Part 1: Quine, Sellars, Gettier, and Putnam

The video explores the evolution of the analytic tradition in philosophy, focusing on key figures like Wittgenstein, Quine, Sellars, Gettier, and Putnam. It discusses the shift from foundationalism to coherentism, critiques of the positivist model, and the development of naturalism. Quine's coherentist approach and Sellars' myth of the given are highlighted, along with Gettier's challenge to the traditional definition of knowledge. Putnam's conceptual relativity and its implications for ontology and language are also examined.

What is the significance of Wittgenstein's critique of the positivist model of science?

How did Quine's views on epistemology differ from traditional foundationalist perspectives?

What role does cognitive psychology play in Quine's approach to knowledge construction?

Explain Gettier's criticism of the traditional definition of knowledge.

What does Hillary Putnam mean by the 'death of ontology' in relation to epistemology?

Discuss the concept of 'conceptual relativity' as presented in the text.

How does the text describe the relationship between knowledge and language?