In recent years many influential philosophers have advocated that philosophy is an a priori science. Yet very few epistemology textbooks discuss a priori knowledge at any length, focusing instead on empirical knowledge and empirical justification. As a priori knowledge has moved centre stage, the literature remains either too technical or too out of date to make up a reasonable component of an undergraduate course. Edwin Mares book aims to rectify this. This book seeks to make accessible to students the standard topics and current debates within a priori knowledge, including necessity and certainty, rationalism, empiricism and analyticity, Quine's attack on the a priori, Kantianism, Aristotelianism, mathematical knowledge, moral knowledge, logical knowledge and philosophical knowledge.
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Over the years many influential philosophers have advocated that philosophy is an a priori science. This book offers students the standard topics and debates within a priori knowledge, including necessity and certainty, rationalism, empiricism and analyticity, Quine's attack on the a priori, Kantianism, Aristotelianism, and more.
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1. Introduction 2. Necessity and Certainty 3. Rationalism and Self-Evidence 4. Nativism 5. Analyticity 6. Radical Empiricism 7. Kantianism 8. Aristotelianism 9. Moral Knowledge 10. Logical Knowledge 11. Mathematical Knowledge 12. Modality 13. Scorecard
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ISBN
9781844652846
Publisert
2011-10-30
Utgiver
Vendor
Acumen Publishing Ltd
Vekt
453 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
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Antall sider
240

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Biographical note

Edwin Mares is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. His books include Realism and Anti-Realism (2007).