To actually have knowledge, you need to know that you know you have knowledge.

To know that I have knowledge of calculating the Determinant of a matrix, I need to know that I do indeed have that knowledge

Leads into the Higher Order Knowledge Paradox

KK Rejection

Most philosophers reject the KK principle.

  • It seems plausible that there are things that you know but that you dont know that you know (I know that I have hands, but I don’t know that I know I have hands)