the mouse that ate the cheese

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1. Why was Bill so sure that he knew  the mouse ate the cheese? Were his reasons  good ones?

Bill saw the mouse eat the cheese with his own eyes, he witnessed it happen. I’d say his reasons were good, because you cant really deny that someone has not seen something when you, yourself don’t even know if he really witnessed it.

2. Two other people claimed to know that the mouse ate the cheese – Virginia and Adrian. What

were their reasons ? Were these reasons  adequate?

Their reasons were that they were told by bill, who they trust to relay reliable information to them. This reason is okay, but its not a good one, since its still shared knowledge and is not proven.

3. Alice only claimed to believe  that the mouse ate the cheese. Why did she not claim to know  it?

Because she did not see the mouse eat the cheese, she made the story up of the mouse eating the cheese.

4.  Did Bill, Virginia and Adrian believe  that the mouse ate the cheese? Can we know  anything

without believing  it?

Bill knows that the mouse ate the cheese since he witnessed it first hand. Adrian and Virginia believed bills claim that the mouse ate the cheese. I think, you can believe something that you haven’t experienced first hand, but you cant know it, until you have witnessed it first hand and have experiential knowledge of the fact you cant claim to know it.

5.  George neither knew  nor believed  that the mouse ate the cheese. Why? Can you think of anything

that might have convinced him that the mouse ate the cheese?

Because he believes strongly that his apartment is mouse proof. George’s belief is so strong, he doesn’t want to be proven wrong on something he claims to know so well.

6.  Under what circumstances would everyone at the party have known  that the mouse ate the cheese?

If they all witnessed the mouse eat the cheese.