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The Paradox of Impossible to Know Assertion

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: We show that taking together the principle ‘Ought’ Implies ‘Can’ (OIC) and The Knowledge Norm of Assertion (KNA) leads to a contradiction as long as we assume that there are situations in which we ought to assert what we cannot know. We call this The Paradox of Impossible to Know Assertion (PIKA) and argue that this is a genuine problem. At the end, we point out a generalization of PIKA.

Source: Acta Analytica

DOI: 10.1007/s12136-024-00613-3

Authors: Rafał Palczewski, Patryk Popławski

Institution: Nicolaus Copernicus University

Language: English

Topic: Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics

Subfield: Philosophy

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,090

OpenAlex ID: W4404209531