Citation:
Avishai Margalit, Menahem E. Yaari . “Rationality And Comprehension”. Discussion Papers 1994. Web.
Abstract:
Devising a theory of knowledge for interacting agents has been on many people's minds recently. A near consensus has emerged, that the appropriate framework is a multi-agent version of C.I. Lewis's system S5 or one of S5's standard weakenings. In this essay, it is argued that such a framework cannot possibly be adequate, if it is to capture the intricacies of genuine inter-agent epistemics. Introducing a notion of "comprehension" – knowledge which is non-sensory yet non-analytic – may possibly be a remedy.