Conditions of Knowledge

Conditions of knowledge are the necessary factors that must be true for someone to genuinely know something. They typically include: the belief must be actual (you must believe it), the belief must be justified (you have good reasons or evidence), and the belief must be true (it reflects reality). These conditions help distinguish between simply believing something and truly knowing it. For example, knowing that the sky is blue requires that you believe it, have reason to believe it, and that it is actually true. Without these, what you have is just belief, not knowledge.