Necessary limits to knowledge: Unknowable truths

Richard Routley*

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    Abstract

    The paper seeks a perfectly general argument regarding the non-contingent limits to any (human or non-human) knowledge. After expressing disappointment with the history of philosophy on this score, an argument is grounded in Fitch's proof, which demonstrates the unknowability of some truths. The necessity of this unknowability is then defended by arguing for the necessity of Fitch's premise-viz., there this is in fact some ignorance.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)107-122
    Number of pages16
    JournalSynthese
    Volume173
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Feb 2010

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