What place for the a priori? /
This book deals with questions about the nature of a priori knowledge and its relation to empirical knowledge. Until the twentieth century, it was more or less taken for granted that there was such a thing as a priori knowledge, that is, knowledge whose source is in reason and reflection rather than...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | This book deals with questions about the nature of a priori knowledge and its relation to empirical knowledge. Until the twentieth century, it was more or less taken for granted that there was such a thing as a priori knowledge, that is, knowledge whose source is in reason and reflection rather than sensory experience. With a few notable exceptions, philosophers believed that mathematics, logic and philosophy were all a priori. Although the seeds of doubt were planted earlier on, by the early twentieth century, philosophers were widely skeptical of the idea that there was any nontrivial existe. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vii, 261 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780812697414 0812697413 0812696603 9780812696608 |