What Place for the a Priori? |
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| Editor:
| Shaffer, Michael J.
Veber, Michael L. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8126-9660-8 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2011 |
| Publisher: | Open Court
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $44.95 |
Book Description:
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Before the 20th century, the concept of a priori knowledge — knowledge based in reason and reflection rather than experience — found nearly universal acceptance. By the early 20th century, however, philosophers were skeptical of the idea that there was any nontrivial existence of a priori knowledge. Fifty years later, it was fashionable to doubt it existed at all. The articles in this book tackle a priori knowledge from every angle — does it exist? what might it be...
More DescriptionBefore the 20th century, the concept of a priori knowledge — knowledge based in reason and reflection rather than experience — found nearly universal acceptance. By the early 20th century, however, philosophers were skeptical of the idea that there was any nontrivial existence of a priori knowledge. Fifty years later, it was fashionable to doubt it existed at all. The articles in this book tackle a priori knowledge from every angle — does it exist? what might it be like? what is its relation to empirical knowledge? — and other topics of perennial interest.