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Knowledge of future contingents.
- Source :
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Philosophical Studies . Feb2022, Vol. 179 Issue 2, p447-467. 21p. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- This paper addresses the question whether future contingents are knowable, that is, whether one can know that things will go a certain way even though it is possible that things will not go that way. First I will consider a long-established view that implies a negative answer, and draw attention to some endemic problems that affect its credibility. Then I will sketch an alternative line of thought that prompts a positive answer: future contingents are knowable, although our epistemic access of them is limited in some important respects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00318116
- Volume :
- 179
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Philosophical Studies
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 155466618
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11098-021-01666-5