Return Of The A Priori

Author : Mikel Dufrenne
Publisher : Northwestern University Press
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2009-02-26
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780810125438

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The Notion of the A Priori by Mikel Dufrenne Pdf

Originally published in 1966, this pivotal work of Mikel Dufrenne revises Kant’s notion of a priori, a concept previously given insufficient attention by philosophers, to realize a rich understanding that finally does justice to one of Kant’s most troubling cruxes. Following the Husserlian analytics of phenomenology, Dufrenne postulates a dualistic conception of the a priori as a structure that expresses itself outside the human subject, but also as a virtual knowledge that points to a philosophy of immediate apprehension or feeling. A friend of Paul Ricoeur, with whom he was detained as a prisoner of war during World War II, Dufrenne’s work until now has been sorely overlooked by American philosophers.

Author : Philip P. Hanson,Bruce Hunter
Publisher : Calgary : University of Calgary Press
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : UVA:X002255298

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Return of the a Priori by Philip P. Hanson,Bruce Hunter Pdf

This volume contains ten new essays on a priori knowledge by authors from Canada, the United States, Australia, & Europe Topics addressed include the nature, explanation, & indispensability of a priori knowledge, its connection with analytic truth, its place in mathematics, in logic, & in empirical theory, & the contribution of Kant & Quine to these topics. The focus is on twentieth-century contributions to these issues, but most essays also address earlier discussions at some length, & the essays that focus on Kant also relate his views to more recent discussions. Contents: Introduction. A Rationalist Manifesto. Analyticity, Undeniability, & Truth. Analyticity & the A Priori. The Doubtful A Priori. Some Remarks on Indiscernibility. The Constitutive A Priori. Kant's A Priori Methods for Recognising Necessary Truths. EPR as A Priori Science. Gaps, Gluts, & Paradox. An Essay on Material Necessity.

Author : Paul Boghossian,Christopher Peacocke
Publisher : Clarendon Press
Page : 494 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2000-10-26
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780191529078

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New Essays on the A Priori by Paul Boghossian,Christopher Peacocke Pdf

The topics of a priori knowledge and a priori justification have long played a prominent part in epistemology and the theory of meaning. Recently there has been a surge of interest in the proper explication of these notions. These newly commissioned essays, by a distinguished, international group of philosophers, will have a substantial influence on later work in this area. They discuss the relations of the a priori to meaning, justification, definition and ontology; they consider the role of the notion in Leibniz, Kant, Frege and Wittgenstein; and they address its role in recent discussions in the philosophy of mind. Particular attention is also paid to the a priori in logic, science and mathematics. The authors exhibit a wide variety of approaches, some remaining sceptical of the notion itself, some proposing that it receive a non-factualist treatment, and others proposing novel ways of explicating and defending it. The editors' Introduction provides a helpful route into the issues.

Author : Boris D. Grozdanoff
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2014-06-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781443861762

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A Priori Revisability in Science by Boris D. Grozdanoff Pdf

The most influential rationalist model of scientific knowledge is arguably the one formulated recently by Michael Friedman. The central epistemic claim of the model concerns the character of its fundamental principles which are said to be independent from experience. Friedman’s position faces the modern empiricist challenge: he has to explain how the principles could still be a priori if they change under empirical pressure. This book provides a contemporary account of the epistemic character of the principles, addressing recent work on the a priori in modern analytic epistemology. Its main thesis is that at least some principles within natural science are not empirically but a priori revisable. A Priori Revisability in Science formulates a general notion of epistemic revisability and extracts two kinds of specific revisabilities: the traditional empirical one and the suggested novel a priori revisability. It presents the argument that the latter is as vital as the former and even so within natural science. To demonstrate this, the author analyzes two case studies – one from the history of geometry and one from the history of physics – and shows that the revisions were a priori. The result of this is two-fold. First, a genuine alternative of empirical revisability is developed, and not just for traditional a priori domains like mathematics, but for the natural sciences as well. Second, a new mechanism for the dynamics of science is suggested, the a priori dynamics, at the core of which the scientific knowledge sometimes evolves through non-empirical moves.

Author : A. Chapman,A. Ellis,R. Hanna,T. Hildebrand,H. Pickford
Publisher : Springer
Page : 427 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10-06
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781137347954

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In Defense of Intuitions by A. Chapman,A. Ellis,R. Hanna,T. Hildebrand,H. Pickford Pdf

A reply to contemporary skepticism about intuitions and a priori knowledge, and a defense of neo-rationalism from a contemporary Kantian standpoint, focusing on the theory of rational intuitions and on solving the two core problems of justifying and explaining them.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2022-04-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789004457355

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Marxism and Communism by Anonim Pdf

Author : Masatoshi Hirabayashi,Yuichi Tsuda
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 602 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2022-04-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780323997324

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Hayabusa2 Asteroid Sample Return Mission by Masatoshi Hirabayashi,Yuichi Tsuda Pdf

Hayabusa2 Asteroid Sample Return Mission: Technological Innovation and Advances covers the second Japanese asteroid sample return mission. The purpose of the mission is to survey the asteroid Ryugu’s surface features, touch down on the asteroid, form an artificial crater by shooting an impactor, and collect sample materials. This book covers these operations, along with everything known about key technologies, hardware and ground systems upon Hayabusa2’s return to Earth in 2020. This book is the definitive reference on the mission and provides space and planetary scientists with information on established technologies to further advance the knowledge and technologies in future space exploration missions. 2023 PROSE Awards - Winner: Finalist: Chemistry, Physics, Astronomy, and Cosmology: Association of American Publishers Broadly and comprehensively covers technologies necessary for space exploration missions Provides a unique focus on small body exploration missions Covers landing and impact experiments during the proximity operations of Hayabusa2

Author : Edwin Mares
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2014-10-14
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781317547860

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A Priori by Edwin Mares Pdf

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.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Fishes
ISBN : UVA:35007004717546

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The Influence of Ocean Conditions on the Production of Salmonids in the North Pacific by Anonim Pdf

Author : Joseph Mendola
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2008-11-13
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780199534999

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Anti-Externalism by Joseph Mendola Pdf

Internalism about the mind is the view that your thoughts and sensations are constituted by conditions inside your skin. Externalism denies this, and over the past 30 years has become the dominant view in philosophy of mind. Joseph Mendola argues that the externalist theories are false and develops a viable internalist alternative.

Author : Alvin Plantinga
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1993-05-27
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780199879601

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Warrant and Proper Function by Alvin Plantinga Pdf

In this companion volume to Warrant: The Current Debate, Alvin Plantinga develops an original approach to the question of epistemic warrant; that is what turns true belief into knowledge. He argues that what is crucial to warrant is the proper functioning of one's cognitive faculties in the right kind of cognitive environment. Although this book is in some sense a sequel to its companion volume, the arguments do not presuppose those of the first book and it stands alone as a stimulating contribution to epistemology.

Author : Anthony Brueckner
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2010-08-19
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780199585861

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Essays on Skepticism by Anthony Brueckner Pdf

Anthony Brueckner is recognized as one of the leading contemporary investigators of the problem of skepticism. This collection brings together Brueckner's most important work in this area, providing a connected and comprehensive guide to the complex state of play on this intensively studied area of philosophy.

Author : Ivette Fred-Rivera
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2022-08-10
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783031068744

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A Historical and Systematic Perspective on A Priori Knowledge and Justification by Ivette Fred-Rivera Pdf

This book provides a detailed and comprehensive account of the problem of a priori knowledge from a historical as well as a systematic perspective. The author explores Kant’s views in connection with the possibility of revision, something hardly, if at all, done in philosophical literature. Furthermore, the views of well-renowned philosophers such as Quine, Putnam, Kitcher, and Hale are discussed in detail and are put into a historical and systematic perspective. Finally, this book contains a glossary of important notions offering illuminating accounts of a priori knowledge and related notions and explains the relationship between a priori knowledge, fallibility and revision. The detailing of concepts such as ‘defeasibility’, ‘infallibility’, ‘falsifiability’ helps anyone reading philosophical literature to pin down the meaning of the terms and its implications in this context. The enriched and dual approach the author takes makes the book a very useful and lucid guide to the problem of a priori knowledge.

Author : David Kirk
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 669 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-02
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780080507552

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Graphics Gems III (IBM Version) by David Kirk Pdf

This sequel to Graphics Gems (Academic Press, 1990), and Graphics Gems II (Academic Press, 1991) is a practical collection of computer graphics programming tools and techniques. Graphics Gems III contains a larger percentage of gems related to modeling and rendering, particularly lighting and shading. This new edition also covers image processing, numerical and programming techniques, modeling and transformations, 2D and 3D geometry and algorithms,ray tracing and radiosity, rendering, and more clever new tools and tricks for graphics programming. Volume III also includes a disk containing source codes for either the IBM or Mac versions featuring all code from Volumes I, II, and III. Author David Kirk lends his expertise to the Graphics Gems series in Volume III with his far-reaching knowledge of modeling and rendering, specifically focusing on the areas of lighting and shading. Volume III includes a disk containing source codes for both the IBM and Mac versions featuring all code from volumes I, II, and III. Graphics Gems I, II, and III are sourcebooks of ideas for graphics programmers. They also serve as toolboxes full of useful tricks and techniques for novice programmers and graphics experts alike. Each volume reflects the personality and particular interests of its respective editor. Includes a disk containing source codes for both the IBM and Mac versions featuring code from volumes I, II, and III Features all new graphics gems Explains techniques for making computer graphics implementations more efficient Emphasizes physically based modeling, rendering, radiosity, and ray tracing Presents techniques for making computer graphics implementations more efficient

Author : J. R. Edwards
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 441 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2014-02-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134707027

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Twentieth Century Accounting Thinkers (RLE Accounting) by J. R. Edwards Pdf

When originally published in 1994 this volume was the first international review of accounting theory to focus on the contributions of its leading thinkers. Very few attempts had been made, in the accounting literature, to assess the contribution of the theorists who have had such an important influence on the direction of research and practice. Written by experts the studies in this volume provide a unique guide to the development of accounting theory and practice in regions as diverse as the USA, Japan and Europe.