Is this knowledge?

Question

Knowledge is "justified true belief".

I came to know X, then some time (say 10 years) later someone asked me about X and I could not recall it.

However, one day I am walking and I see and X-like thing and I suddenly fully remember everything about X without and additional information.

Did I know X at the time of my failure to recall? What is my knowledge relation between X and myself?

Answer 1

i think its highly likely that you did know 'X'.

Its a bit late for me now to justify my 'Justified belief' as a complete answer to ur question.
We all have dreams and somewhere in the annals-of-philosophy someone said(it may have been a famous scientist,mathematician rather than philosopher) that if thet went-to-bed trying to understand a certain theory;together with enough relevant data it was likely that they would come to a conclusion and answer;even if it was wrong they could 'eliminate' that line of enquiry;and possibly soon,after some more dreamlike and effective night's sleep(!), hay prest the answer they were looking for would come to mind-their mind!

i think theres some relevance to this; although personally i also think that it would to be'backed-up' by a more routine equally effective knowledge-gaining method;One for example,like Popper's (critically)learning from ones mistakes- and (only) in the field of knowledge,of which i take it we are talking about! - the enquirer must take the severe-est risks with their questions,and later answers,if they are to have any hope of success. That they can be successful is shown throughout history- men,women and ordinary folk of all types have transformed knowledge with information and answers never even dreamed-about by others!So as i said,at least one other possibly slower-but-neccessary way/method is needed in the gaining of true knowledge.I reccommend that other method which goes by the name of (critically)learning-from ones-own mistakes.A difficult accompanyment to dreaming,i agree.But the rewards are great,so is the moment when a long held and popular theory is overturned,too.

Answer 2

Our brain is massive, huge, ginormous and we use (thought process, what we are aware of happening in our brain, etc.) just a small amount. So you knew about X all the time it was "hidden" somewhere in your brain. However when you saw the X-like thing, it triggered a memory. It was like flipping a switch, and the light went on.

Answer 3

we save things in short codes in our brain and we have to decode it to remember it.

some knowledge take a while to decode and sometimes need the correct decoder to find the primary decoders to decode ur knowledge.

Answer 4

Welcome to NORMALITY.
You have one(01) great advantage over me. I don't remember names of people, yesterday I met XXXX I remember their features. I remember their clothing, I remember their vehicle and I remember why & how I met them, but I can't remember their name.