Abstract
The paper argues that future knowledge will in substantial measure be inscrutable for us today, with the principal exception
of facts about the past. The paper considers the reasons for this circumstance and examines its wider implications for the
condition of human knowledge.
of facts about the past. The paper considers the reasons for this circumstance and examines its wider implications for the
condition of human knowledge.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Pages 1-15
- DOI 10.1007/s11299-012-0099-8
- Authors
- Nicholas Rescher, Department of Philosophy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
- Journal Mind & Society
- Online ISSN 1860-1839
- Print ISSN 1593-7879