seventeenknowns

Seventeenknowns is a concept introduced by the philosopher and author David Foster Wallace in his essay "This is Water." The term refers to the seventeen things that Wallace believes everyone should know about the world. These seventeen unknowns are not meant to be a comprehensive list of everything one should know, but rather a starting point for a more informed and thoughtful life. The seventeen unknowns are:

1. The world is not flat.

2. The world is not a sphere.

3. The world is not a cube.

4. The world is not a cylinder.

5. The world is not a torus.

6. The world is not a Möbius strip.

7. The world is not a Klein bottle.

8. The world is not a hypercube.

9. The world is not a tesseract.

10. The world is not a hypersphere.

11. The world is not a hypercylinder.

12. The world is not a hypertorus.

13. The world is not a hyperMöbius strip.

14. The world is not a hyperKlein bottle.

15. The world is not a hypercube.

16. The world is not a hypercylinder.

17. The world is not a hypertorus.

Wallace uses these unknowns to illustrate the idea that there is always more to learn and understand about the world. He argues that the more we know, the more we realize how much we don't know, and that this is a good thing. The seventeen unknowns are a reminder that there is always more to learn and that we should never stop questioning and exploring the world around us.