Inquiring and Making Sure

Eliran Haziza

doi:10.5840/philtopics202351222

Inquiring and Making Sure

Eliran Haziza^*

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Department of Philosophy

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It can be rational to inquire into what you already know, as cases of double-checking suggest. But, I argue, this is compatible with a knowledge aim of inquiry. In general, it can be rational to pursue an aim you’ve already achieved, and inquiry is no different. In particular, I argue that to double-check what you already know is to make sure you have knowledge, and that is still to aim at knowledge.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	185-195
Number of pages	11
Journal	Philosophical Topics
Volume	51
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5840/philtopics202351222
State	Published - Sep 2023

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