Question 1

What philosophical agenda does Plato set for epistemology in the preface?

Accepted Answer

Plato’s agenda concerns what distinguishes knowledge from mere true belief and what quality—called “warrant”—is sufficient, together with truth and belief, for knowledge.

Question 2

How does internalism relate to warrant and justification in the preface?

Accepted Answer

Internalism is presented as a set of views about privileged epistemic access to the conditions that make a belief warranted, and it is paired with the idea that justification is necessary for warrant and nearly sufficient (pending concerns like Gettier).

Question 3

Why does the preface claim twentieth-century views of justification are confusing?

Accepted Answer

The preface argues that twentieth-century epistemology varies widely on what justification is—duty and responsibility, possession of evidence, fulfillment of epistemic goals, correctness with respect to the knower, or reliable belief-production—while still connecting justification closely to warrant.