Chapter 1–2 Vocabulary: Wanting True Beliefs and Definition Of Conspiracy

Vocabulary flashcards covering key terms from the lecture notes on belief, knowledge, testimony, transmission, obligation, conspiracy, conspiracy theory, and claims.

belief

A mental conviction that something is true; beliefs can be about any topic (including God or personal convictions).

true belief

A belief that is correct about how the world is.

knowledge

A belief that is true (the notes state that knowledge is commonly thought to be a true belief).

testimony

The transmission of information from one person to another.

transmission

The act of passing information or beliefs from one person to another.

obligation

Duty to transmit true beliefs to other people.

conspiracy

A secret plan by a group to commit wrongdoing.

conspiracy theory

A tentative definition of a theory that explains events as the result of a hidden conspiracy.

claim

A sentence that asserts something.