How conscience tells us that we ought to be fair, nobody knows. This we can say: we don't know it just from being told, we don't know it from the five senses, and we don't know it by inference from prior knowledge. We just know it. The knowledge is "underived.
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About J. Budziszewski, What We Can't Not Know: A Guide
J. Budziszewski, What We Can't Not Know: A Guide.
Themes
- Knowledge — The pursuit of learning, understanding, and intellectual growth