Willard-Kyle, Christopher (2023) The knowledge norm for enquiry. Journal of Philosophy, 120 (11). pp. 615-640. ISSN 0022-362X
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Abstract
A growing number of epistemologists have endorsed the Ignorance Norm for Inquiry. Roughly, this norm says that one should not inquire into a question unless one is ignorant of its answer. I argue that, in addition to ignorance, proper inquiry requires a certain kind of knowledge. Roughly, one should not inquire into a question unless one knows it has a true answer. I call this the Knowledge Norm for Inquiry. Proper inquiry walks a fine line, holding knowledge that there is an answer in the left hand and ignorance of the answer in the right.
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| Title | The knowledge norm for enquiry |
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| Creators | Willard-Kyle, Christopher |
| Identification Number | 10.5840/jphil20231201134 |
| Date | November 2023 |
| Divisions | College of Arts & Humanities > School of Humanities > Philosophy |
| Publisher | Journal of Philosophy |
| Additional Information | Funding: I am also grateful to Therme Group for funding this project. |
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| URI | https://pub.demo35.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/477 |
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| Item Type | Article |
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| Depositing User | Unnamed user with email ejo1f20@soton.ac.uk |
| Date Deposited | 11 Jun 2025 16:38 |
| Revision | 26 |
| Last Modified | 12 Jun 2025 09:36 |
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