Quod Nihil Scitur

Quod Nihil Scitur (1581), meaning "Why Nothing Can Be Known," is a philosophical work by Francisco Sanches. Sanches, a physician and philosopher, argued for a form of "constructive skepticism". He contended that true knowledge is unattainable because our senses are unreliable and cannot grasp the true nature of things. Furthermore, he believed the world is in constant flux, and understanding any single thing requires understanding everything else, their causes, and so forth, a task only God can accomplish. Sanches suggested that while true knowledge is impossible, one can still pursue limited information through empirical scientific means.12