In defense of pure reason : a rationalist account of a priori justification
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In defense of pure reason : a rationalist account of a priori justification
（Cambridge studies in philosophy / general editor, Ernest Sosa）
Cambridge University Press, 1998
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- : pbk
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Includes bibliography (p. 225-228) and index
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Description
This book is concerned with the alleged capacity of the human mind to arrive at beliefs and knowledge about the world on the basis of pure reason without any dependence on sensory experience. Most recent philosophers reject the view and argue that all substantive knowledge must be sensory in origin. Laurence BonJour provocatively reopens the debate by presenting the most comprehensive exposition and defence of the rationalist view that a priori insight is a genuine basis for knowledge. This important book will be at the centre of debate about the theory of knowledge for many years to come.
Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction: the problem of a priori justification
- 2. In search of moderate empiricism
- 3. Quine and radical empiricism
- 4. A moderate rationalism
- 5. Epistemological objections to rationalism
- 6. Metaphysical objections to rationalism
- 7. The justification of induction
- Appendix: non-Euclidean geometry and relativity.
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