Coming to Know by Asking Questions: Exploring the Borderline of Logic and Epistemology
Coming to Know by Asking Questions: Exploring the Borderline of Logic and Epistemology
Author(s): Rosen LutskanovSubject(s): Philosophy, Philosophical Traditions, Logic, Ethics / Practical Philosophy, Social Philosophy, Special Branches of Philosophy
Published by: Институт по философия и социология при БАН
Keywords: Socratic epistemology; dynamic epistemic logic; interrogative model of inquiry; evidence models; logic of questions
Summary/Abstract: The paper explores the intricate interplay of two parallel developments: on the one hand, the Socratic turn in epistemology with its shifting focus on information retrieval, evidence-based reasoning, and the cognitive relevance of questions; and the advance of dynamic epistemic logic with its accent on knowledge-acquisition. Both are relevant for any realistic model of knowledge which pays due attention to learning. It is argued that the formal models are still wanting in some key respects, but the development of alternative and mutually complementing logical systems marks a promising trend for re-establishing the close links between epistemology and epistemic logic.
Journal: Balkan Journal of Philosophy
- Issue Year: X/2018
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 95-102
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English
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