The Realm of Mystery

Donald Rumsfeld famously said, “There are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns—the ones we don’t know we don’t know.” From a philosophical perspective, how do we know what we don’t know? How do we go about transforming “known unknowns” into “known knowns” and “unknown unknowns” into “known unknowns”? Is one person’s unknown another person’s cognitive bias? How might a psychoanalytic understanding of dynamic mental function play a role here? And what role does mystery play in our lives, from scientific, religious, and other perspectives?

Participants:

Megan Abbott
Author

Carol Rovane
Professor of Philosophy, Columbia University

Michael S. Turner
Bruce V. and Diana M. Rauner Distinguished Service Professor of Physics, the University of Chicago

Elliot Wolfson
Marsha and Jay Glazer Chair Endowed Chair in Jewish Studies, the University of California, Santa Barbara

Susan Wolfson
Professor of English, Princeton University

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