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A Preliminary Study On The Solution To The Knowability Paradox In The Field Of Distributed Knowledge

Posted on:2020-05-19Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:M L ZhangFull Text:PDF
GTID:2415330599957313Subject:Logic
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The knowability paradox was first proposed by Fitch,From the perspective of the principle of plausibility and the existence of an unknowable hypothesis,he derived a seemingly inconceivable conclusion through rigorous mathematical logic: "If all truths are known in principle,Then all truths are actually known." This conclusion is contrary to our common sense and threatens the position of anti-realism.It only challenges the principle of knowability and also poses a difficult problem for logic.Philosophers and logicians in order to solve knowability paradox,many aspects put forward many ideas from various angles,the current revision of knowability paradox is divided into three kinds of strategies,one is the correct principle of knowability,and the other is to Accepting the principle of identifiability,the third is to modify the logic system.Since we humans cannot be omniscient,the derivation rules used in the process of deduction are also the weakest in the logic system,so logicians think that the best solution The idea is to amend the principle of knowability.For expressing knowability,scholars seem to consistently understand " knowable " as modal word "may" and "knowledge",but whether such expression accurately expresses "all truths are known" The anti-realist view,,which will affect the process of derivation,that is the solution of the paradox,understanding of knowability and logicians solution breakthrough.The thesis begins with an analysis of the principle of knowability,sorts out the understanding of the conditions of knowability by several major philosophers,and expands the cognition of the subject to the knowledge of group knowledge,expounding in detail the knowability of distributed knowledge.Based on the existing research,the distributed knowledge in group knowledge is used to express theanti-realism viewpoint,and the truth is a distributed and understandable understanding of "knowability",correcting the paradox of knowability,and explaining its philosophy and The logical rationality proposes a new perspective and the possibility of solving the sensibility paradox.The structure of the article is as follows:The first chapter,introduces the research background and research status.The second chapter,introduces the origin of the knowability paradox,proof of paradox how to generate and related process are expounded.For everyone concerned about the knowability paradox and argument from the solvability of the knowability,is also the solution method of commonly used breakthrough,analyzes several representative figures understanding of " knowability ",Reflections on the Viewpoint of Antirealism,put forward with the group knowledge to understand the knowability,a principle to maintain the universality and general.In chapter 3,the basic knowledge is introduced,the episteme logic with group operator is described,the linguistic semantics and axiomatic system are given,in order to analyze the revision of distributed knowledge to the knowability paradox.The fourth chapter,After analyzing the knowledge of distributed knowledge,distributed knowledge is used to express the plausible view of anti-realism,that is,to understand the truth from the perspective that truth is distributed and known.Based on this point of view,we give a new correction plan and revised conclusions,and discuss the feasibility of the new amendment.The fifth chapter is the summary of the paper,which summarizes the research results of this paper,proposes the shortcomings of the paper,and thinks about the ideas and work of the follow-up research.
Keywords/Search Tags:knowability, knowability paradox, anti-realism, distributed knowability
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