[MD] The Paradox of Inquiry

[markhsmit]

Hi Marsha,

I you replace "inquiry" with "looking for", then Meno's paradox is no paradox.  How about.

If you know about apples, there is no reason to ask about them
If you don't know apples exist, you have no way to ask about them
Therefore, either you know about apples or you don't

Willblake2


On Mar 17, 2009, at 9:48:05 AM, MarshaV <marshalz at charter.net> wrote:
From:   MarshaV <marshalz at charter.net>
Subject:    [MD] The Paradox of Inquiry
Date:   March 17, 2009 9:48:05 AM PDT
To: "MD Forum" <moq_discuss at moqtalk.org>

The argument known as "Meno's Paradox" can be reformulated as follows:

If you know what you're looking for, inquiry is unnecessary.
If you don't know what you're looking for, inquiry is impossible.
Therefore, inquiry is either unnecessary or impossible.


http://faculty.washington.edu/smcohen/320/menopar.htm


Oh, is that what the problem is?


Marsha







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