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Full Idea
Many philosophers take the notion of justification to be more important or more basic than the concept of knowledge.
Gist of Idea
Many philosophers rate justification as a more important concept than knowledge
Source
Alexander Bird (Philosophy of Science [1998], Ch.7)
Book Ref
Bird,Alexander: 'Philosophy of Science' [UCL Press 2000], p.235
A Reaction
Intriguing. Given the obvious social and conventional element in 'knowledge' ("do we agree that the candidate really knows the answer?"), justification may well be closer to where the real action is. 'Logos', after all, is at the heart of philosophy.