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We can’t ‘know’ anything

by Jimbo Aug 31, 2023 4 Comments 3 Links

#beliefs, #epistemology, #faith, #ideas, #intuitions, #knowledge, #philosophy, #science, #theories,

We can only have beliefs, intuitions, theories, and ideas. Get over it.

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Seal Dwidakiss on September 2, 2023 at 12:50 am
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Idea: We can’t ‘know’ anything
Link: https://streetepistemology.com/...
I say we can know lots of things, and we can know them in lots of different ways – just ask people and most of them know how they know what they know. Even if philosophers say they don’t really know.

Street Epistemology | StreetEpistemology.com
Link: https://streetepistemology.com/

Street Epistemology is a conversational tool that helps people reflect on the reliability of the methods used to arrive at their deeply-held beliefs.

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Mickey on September 1, 2023 at 3:07 pm
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All your evidence about anything has to come through your mind – whether in the form of perception, the testimony of books and other people, or memory – and it is entirely consistent with everything you’re aware of that nothing at all exists except the inside of your mind.
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Mike on September 1, 2023 at 1:09 pm
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Idea: We can’t ‘know’ anything
Link: https://www.thecollector.com/foundationali...
Agreed, and there’s no real reason to rely on certainties – quantum fluctuations happen, shit happens, so what if its certain or nearly certain, you’re still gonna end up not knowing anything at all in the end.

Foundationalism: Can We Know Anything For Certain?
Link: https://www.thecollector.com/fou

What, if anything, can we know for certain? This is the question that foundationalism has long tried to answer.

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Clever Dick on September 1, 2023 at 1:03 pm
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Idea: We can’t ‘know’ anything
Link: https://campuspress.yale.edu/keithderose/w...
We can, and usually the knowledge comes from the four pillars are (a) knowledge, (b) truth, (c) critical thinking, and (d) culture.

What Is Epistemology? – Keith DeRose
Link: https://campuspress.yale.edu/kei

I suppose many are in the position of knowing that epistemology is a branch of philosophy, but not knowing anything beyond that. (Well, not knowing anything further about what epistemology is — let’s not get into general skepticism just yet!) The standard very short answer to our title question ... Read more

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