Full Idea
The disjunctive belief that 'either Jones owns a Ford or Brown is in Barcelona', which Smith believes, derives its justification from the left disjunct, and its truth from the right disjunct.
Gist of Idea
In a disjunctive case, the justification comes from one side, and the truth from the other
Source
Anand Vaidya (Understanding and Essence [2010], 'Application')
Book Reference
-: 'Philosophia' [-], p.830
A Reaction
The example is from Gettier's original article. Have we finally got a decent account of the original Gettier problem, after fifty years of debate? Philosophical moves with delightful slowness.
Related Idea
Idea 19260 Gettier deductive justifications split the justification from the truthmaker [Vaidya]