HPS100H1 Lecture 2: Absolute Knowledge
19 Oct 2017
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True by definition; can never contradict observations/ experiments. Can hold in all possible worlds; opposite is inconceivable. Observations (naturally occurring) and experiments (artificial set- up) are experiences. Not deducible from definitions - based on experience. Opposite is conceivable (can imagine such a world)(not the same as possible) Basic idea: a force of attraction between any two objects in the universe (force is greater when mass is greater; force is smaller when distance is greater) Based on observations, use of induction to arrive at conclusion of theory/proposition made earlier. 3 reasons synthetic propositions have no absolute knowledge = fallibism. Your sensations may or may not perceive things as they exist in the reality reality. No, you remain in your world of sensations. You cannot put aside your conscience to see the reality. Confirm sensations using other sensations is questionable because of complex / unreliability of sensation.
