Gyanítható

Gyanítható is a Hungarian adjective used to describe something that is capable of being known. In philosophical and methodological contexts it refers to propositions, facts, or phenomena whose truth or content can, in principle, be established through evidence, analysis, or reliable methods under suitable conditions.

Etymology and usage considerations: The term is formed with a root related to knowledge and the Hungarian suffix -ítható, which yields meanings like “able to be.” It is not a common entry in standard Hungarian dictionaries and is mainly found in scholarly writings, translations of English terms like “knowable” or in theoretical discussions about epistemic limits. Because it is relatively specialized, its precise sense can vary by author, often aligning with the broader idea of knowability rather than practical or empirical accessibility alone.

Philosophical context: In epistemology, gyanítható serves to categorize domains or statements by their potential for verification or discovery. Discussions may contrast knowable versus unknowable regions of inquiry, or examine conditions required for knowability (methodological reliability, observational access, logical decidability). Debates about knowability touch on topics such as the knowability principle, empirical versus a priori knowledge, and limits highlighted by results like Gödel’s incompleteness theorem. In practice, the term helps frame questions about what can be known given the tools and assumptions available to investigators.

See also: Knowability, Epistemology, Gödel’s incompleteness theorem, Skepticism. Usage notes: as a specialized term, gyanítható is most often encountered in Hungarian philosophical writing or translated discussions rather than everyday language.