 A final proposal is that understanding is a better candidate for the goal of inquiry than knowledge (Pritchard 2016; cf. Kvanvig 2003: 202 and Kelp 2021). Suppose you learn from a reliable source that the rising and falling of the tides are due to the moon’s gravitational pull. You will then apparently have knowledge of why the tides rise and fall, but according to Pritchard this knowledge will not properly close your inquiry or satisfy your curiosity.