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Modern secular thought has its own dualism: It treats only the physical world as knowable and testable, while locking everything else - mind, spirit, morality, meaning - into the realm of private, subjective feelings. The so-called fact/value split.
Nancy Pearcey

Meaning of "knowable" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF KNOWABLE

knowable  [ˈnəʊəbəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KNOWABLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Knowable is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES KNOWABLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Fitch's paradox of knowability

Fitch's paradox of knowability is one of the fundamental puzzles of epistemic logic. It provides a challenge to the knowability thesis, which states that any truth is, in principle, knowable. The paradox is that this assumption implies the omniscience principle, which asserts that any truth is known. Essentially, Fitch's paradox asserts that the existence of an unknown truth is unknowable. So if all truths were knowable, it would follow that all truths are in fact known. The paradox is of concern for verificationist or anti-realist accounts of truth, for which the knowability thesis is very plausible, but the omniscience principle is very implausible. The paradox appeared as a minor theorem in a 1963 paper by Frederic Fitch, "A Logical Analysis of Some Value Concepts". Other than the knowability thesis, his proof makes only modest assumptions on the modal nature of knowledge and of possibility. He also generalised the proof to different modalities. It resurfaced in 1979 when W.D. Hart wrote that Fitch's proof was an "unjustly neglected logical gem".

Definition of knowable in the English dictionary

The definition of knowable in the dictionary is able to be known.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KNOWABLE


allowable
əˈlaʊəbəl
arguable
ˈɑːɡjʊəbəl
foreknowable
fɔːˈnəʊəbəl
growable
ˈɡrəʊəbəl
inarguable
ɪnˈɑːɡjʊəbəl
invaluable
ɪnˈvæljʊəbəl
issuable
ˈɪʃjʊəbəl
ploughable
ˈplaʊəbəl
rowable
ˈrəʊəbəl
sewable
ˈsəʊəbəl
showable
ˈʃəʊəbəl
stowable
ˈstəʊəbəl
swallowable
ˈswɒləʊəbəl
towable
ˈtəʊəbəl
unallowable
ˌʌnəˈlaʊəbəl
unarguable
ʌnˈɑːɡjʊəbəl
unforeknowable
ˌʌnfɔːˈnəʊəbəl
unknowable
ʌnˈnəʊəbəl
unshadowable
ʌnˈʃædəʊəbəl
valuable
ˈvæljʊəbəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KNOWABLE

know one´s onions
know one´s place
know something inside out
know the ropes
know what one is talking about
know what´s what
know-all
know-how
know-it-all
know-nothing
knowableness
knower
knowing
knowingly
knowingness
knowledgable
knowledgableness
knowledgably
knowledge
knowledge economy

WORDS THAT END LIKE KNOWABLE

able
chewable
disallowable
disavowable
dowable
drawable
followable
gnawable
hewable
nonrenewable
plowable
renewable
reviewable
screwable
sowable
stewable
the Unknowable
unchewable
unreviewable
viewable
withdrawable

Synonyms and antonyms of knowable in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «knowable» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KNOWABLE

Find out the translation of knowable to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of knowable from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «knowable» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

可知
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cognoscible
570 millions of speakers

English

knowable
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ज्ञेय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يمكن معرفته
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

познаваемо
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cognoscível
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জ্ঞেয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

connaissable
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Boleh diketahui
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

erkennbar
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

知り得る
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

알 수있는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngerti
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

có thể biết được
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அறிந்து கொள்ள கூடிய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जाणण्यायोग्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bilinebilir
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

riconoscibile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

poznawalne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пізнаванності
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cognoscibil
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αναγνωρίσιμη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kenbare
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fattbar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

knowable
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of knowable

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KNOWABLE»

The term «knowable» is regularly used and occupies the 66.894 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KNOWABLE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about knowable

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QUOTES WITH «KNOWABLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word knowable.
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Nancy Pearcey
Modern secular thought has its own dualism: It treats only the physical world as knowable and testable, while locking everything else - mind, spirit, morality, meaning - into the realm of private, subjective feelings. The so-called fact/value split.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KNOWABLE»

Discover the use of knowable in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to knowable and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Knowable and the Unknowable: Modern Science, ...
A welcome intervention in the science vs. humanities debate
Arkady Plotnitsky, 2002
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The Real Is Unknowable, The Knowable Is Unreal
Readers will leave the book with a satisfying conclusion to a brief, luminous work that can be read again and again. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Robert Powell, 2011
3
Sisyphus_s Boulder: Consciousness and the limits of the knowable
In Sisyphus's Boulder, Eric Dietrich and Valerie Hardcastle argue that we will never get such a theory because consciousness has an essential property that prevents it from ever being explained.
Eric Dietrich, Valerie Gray Hardcastle, 2005
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The Circumference of the Knowable World: Travel Stories
Personal incidents during the author's travels, mostly in Asia and the countries of the Pacific. Borthwick also writes guidebooks and travel articles and produces documentaries.
John Borthwick, 1994
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The End of Discovery: Are We Approaching the Boundaries of ...
Fundamental science will one day come to an end, argues Russell Stannard.
Russell Stannard, 2012
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The Knowable Future: A Psychology of Forecasting and Prophecy
This unique book gives you a practical guide to a full range of traditional forecasting methods that can be used in business, government, and management to predict future events and trends and to guide your planning and investments.
‎1998
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A Knowable World
The poems in Knowable World follow Sarah Wardle's detainment in a Central London psychiatric hospital for over a year for manic episodes of bipolar disorder.
Sarah Wardle, 2009
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God Knowable and Known
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Maurice Ronayne, 2012
9
The Country and the City
Most novels are in some sense knowable communities. It is part of a traditional method — an underlying stance and approach — that the novelist offers to show people and their relationships in essentially knowable and communicable ways.
Raymond Williams, 1975
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The cloud of knowable things: poems
Clear yet complex, these poems animate the things closest to us--objects, fantasies, culture high and low.
Elaine Equi, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KNOWABLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term knowable is used in the context of the following news items.
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Are you or have you been a litterbug? - DelmarvaNow.com
The reason, if knowable, is lost in time. At age 17, I was shocked by the littering of my underprivileged peers in the Neighborhood Youth Core. «Delmarva Daily Times, Jul 15»
2
When Candidates Talk Education, Media Rarely Go Beyond …
Whether those stances are based on actual, knowable information about how the standards affect teaching and learning is beside the point. «Truth-Out, Jul 15»
3
Jeyamohan On The Question Of Being A 'Cultural Hindu' | Swarajya
In his view, the knowable Universe is a space of boundless energy. He calls it the Shakti. There is a principle that gives the Shakti the active ... «Swarajya, Jul 15»
4
The internet is not a single entity - it's a whole new way of living
It is far easier, Scott suggests, to sell stuff to “contained, knowable people” with “an online history of consistent, amiable personhood”, and it ... «New Statesman, Jul 15»
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Just silly or irrelevant
And for those who do not hold Christian belief, follow the logic of your own ideas about basic reality; see if they are really knowable. «Norfolk Daily News, Jul 15»
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Report: Tom Brady, NFLPA, Will Challenge Any Suspension In Court
Very little is actually knowable. We can't know how much of an effect it had on things. The Wells report indicates that all but one ball, I believe, ... «Steelers Depot, Jul 15»
7
An exploitable weakness in network security: corporate boards
“The threats are knowable and the state of your network is knowable,” said Hood. “It's an empirical thing.” Keeping hackers out altogether, ... «Fortune, Jul 15»
8
Passing Pluto
An alien landscape had started to become a collection of places: knowable, if not yet known. Although its mission has been accomplished, the ... «The New Yorker, Jul 15»
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The fallacy of the 'real Hillary Clinton'
The “real” us is never really knowable by another person. What candidates who want you to know the “real” them are really saying is, “I know ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
10
9 Books You And Your Partner Should Read Together To Make …
Even the banality of it becomes erotic. Reading Salter's sentences, I saw what I knew of sex, that sex is a moment in which you are known and knowable. «Bustle, Jul 15»

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