The ALUT non-unknowability conjecture

Let ALUT\textbf{ALUT} be the fragment of formulas under consideration, and let I\textbf{I} be the set of agents. For each formula φALUT\varphi\in\textbf{ALUT} and each agent iIi\in\textbf{I}, write UiφU_i\varphi for the claim that φ\varphi is unknowable by agent ii.

ALUT non-unknowability conjecture. For all φALUT\varphi\in\textbf{ALUT} and all iIi\in\textbf{I},

¬Uiφ.\Vdash \neg U_i\varphi.

The conjecture asks whether the entire ALUT fragment contains no unknowable formulas. The supplied text does not establish this claim or indicate whether it is known, so its resolution remains open.

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Primary source

Jie Fan, “Unknown Truths and Unknowable Truths”, arXiv:2310.05777 (2023).

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