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Longworth, Guy and Wimmer, Simon Bastian (2022) John Cook Wilson on the indefinability of knowledge. European Journal of Philosophy . doi:10.1111/ejop.12765 (In Press)

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Abstract

Can knowledge be defined? We expound an argument of John Cook Wilson's that it cannot. Cook Wilson's argument connects knowing with having the power to inquire. We suggest that if he is right about that connection, then knowledge is, indeed, indefinable.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BD Speculative Philosophy
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Philosophy
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Knowledge, Theory of, Wilson, John Cook, 1849-1915
Journal or Publication Title: European Journal of Philosophy
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
ISSN: 0966-8373
Official Date: 2022
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2022Published
13 February 2022Available
12 January 2022Accepted
DOI: 10.1111/ejop.12765
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: In Press
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Copyright Holders: © 2022 The Authors. European Journal of Philosophy published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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