Knowability
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| + | **The relentless failure of Bouvard and Pécuchet to learn anything from their adventures raises the question of what is [[knowable]]. Whenever they achieve some small measure of success (a rare occurrence), it is the result of unknown external forces beyond their comprehension. | ||
| *[[Linguistic turn ]] | *[[Linguistic turn ]] | ||
| **Opposing this interpretation would be concept of [[philosophical realism]], that the world is [[knowable]] as it really is, as propounded by philosophers like [[Ayn Rand]]. | **Opposing this interpretation would be concept of [[philosophical realism]], that the world is [[knowable]] as it really is, as propounded by philosophers like [[Ayn Rand]]. | ||
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- Bouvard et Pécuchet
- The relentless failure of Bouvard and Pécuchet to learn anything from their adventures raises the question of what is knowable. Whenever they achieve some small measure of success (a rare occurrence), it is the result of unknown external forces beyond their comprehension.
- Linguistic turn
- Opposing this interpretation would be concept of philosophical realism, that the world is knowable as it really is, as propounded by philosophers like Ayn Rand.
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