
M.M. McCabe on the Paradox of Inquiry
Philosophy Bites
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Mino's Paradox About Inquiry
The paradox about inquiry is designed to show that we can't figure out how to make sense of anybody ever asking any questions. It works in the first instance by seeming to offer two impossibilities, which is what mino's worried about. But knowing covers a whole multitude of sins between having something vaguely in mind and absolutelyKnowing everyh there is to know about it. So when you start to investigate the logic of the paradox, it looks valid on its face, but in fact, it seems to be unsound.
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