What is the literal meaning of "The only thing that I know is that I ...
Aug 14, 2020 · "The only thing that I know is that I know nothing." means you compare theory of knowledge with the theory of wisdom. In the theory of Knowledge you can know the staff but …
epistemology - On knowing nothing - Philosophy Stack Exchange
Dec 3, 2024 · Socrates said: I know that I do not know. (1) When I constructed a, what I thought was a similar statement: "There are no absolute truths, other than this one." (2) I …
All I know is that I know nothing. Does this statement of Socrates ...
Nov 18, 2023 · Regardless of attribution, this could be interpreted as profound wisdom or a suggestion that things are ultimately unknowable. It certainly seems to indicate humility. Does …
All we know is that we know nothing? Can we know anything?
Jul 4, 2023 · For starters, “all we know is that we know nothing” contains a contradiction. With that being said, that is demonstrably false, since we can know some things with certainty.
Which philosopher should be attributed the saying 'I know that I …
Sep 5, 2020 · Neither said it, it is a late Latin paraphrase, see I know that I know nothing. But Plato in Apology puts a similar idea into Socrates's mouth. You can say that Plato's Socrates …
If Socrates said he was ignorant but was in fact knowledgeable, …
Aug 22, 2021 · Socrates did not say that, the "I know nothing" quip is a late paraphrase. The literal translation of the passage is "what I do not know I do not think I know either". That …
Did Aristotle say "The more you know..." - Philosophy Stack …
7 One finds all over the web the words attributed to Aristotle "The more you know, the more you know you don't know." Can that be right? It sounds a bit adorable for Aristotle, and the …
Can we doubt all knowledge? - Philosophy Stack Exchange
Jul 27, 2022 · If we claim that 'We know nothing', we find that this can't be true, because the statement, if true, would mean we know at least one thing. And if it is not true, we must know …
How can something come from nothing? - Philosophy Stack …
Oct 29, 2023 · The question should be 'How can something come out of nothing' not 'Why cannot something come out of nothing'. Stephen Hawkings has recently argued as to how the …
Is Nothing actually imaginable? - Philosophy Stack Exchange
And I don't know how you can synthesize nothing and something successfully without relying on the much related concepts of anything and everything. Synthetic definitions is an approach …