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Either philosophy is a dead end, then, or it is the base of all knowledge. Depends on whether knowledge is a tree or a graph, which is... a philosophical question!
My brain exploded.
beala
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If there is some characteristic Q that is true of all knowledge, then Q must be true of Q. A cycle!
Cushman
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Only if Q is knowable.
jlgreco
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Trees are connected acyclic graphs, so knowledge could be both. ;)
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Yes but graphs can very well be cyclic, so eventually a path from a node could lead back to the node itself.
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