Inexact knowledge
Most of our knowledge is inexact, and known by us to be so. An example of such known inexactness will be described in some detail. The description seems to entail a contradiction. However, the paradoxical reasoning rests on an assumption. It will be suggested that the description is correct and this...
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1992
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| author | Williamson, T |
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| description | Most of our knowledge is inexact, and known by us to be so. An example of such known inexactness will be described in some detail. The description seems to entail a contradiction. However, the paradoxical reasoning rests on an assumption. It will be suggested that the description is correct and this assumption false. Its failure will be explained by means of a picture of inexact knowledge in which the notion of <em>a margin for error</em> is central. This picture suggests diagnoses of other paradoxical arguments: Surprise Examinations, backwards inductions about Iterated Prisoner's Dilemma, and the Heap. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:cd1e4f07-bc13-4ff8-a846-88d07e68cf1b2022-03-27T07:26:26ZInexact knowledgeJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:cd1e4f07-bc13-4ff8-a846-88d07e68cf1bPhilosophyEnglishOxford University Research Archive - ValetOxford University Press1992Williamson, TThe Mind AssociationMost of our knowledge is inexact, and known by us to be so. An example of such known inexactness will be described in some detail. The description seems to entail a contradiction. However, the paradoxical reasoning rests on an assumption. It will be suggested that the description is correct and this assumption false. Its failure will be explained by means of a picture of inexact knowledge in which the notion of <em>a margin for error</em> is central. This picture suggests diagnoses of other paradoxical arguments: Surprise Examinations, backwards inductions about Iterated Prisoner's Dilemma, and the Heap. |
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| title | Inexact knowledge |
| title_full | Inexact knowledge |
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| title_short | Inexact knowledge |
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