Knowledge of the External World

Zusatztext ` ... a clear and sustained empiricist approach to the problem.' - TLS Informationen zum Autor Bruce Aune Klappentext Many philosophers believe that the traditional problem of our knowledge of the external world was dissolved by Wittgestein and others. They argue that it was not really a problem - just a linguistic `confusion' that did not actually require a solution. Bruce Aune argues that they are wrong. He casts doubt on the generally accepted reasons for putting the problem aside and proposes an entirely new approach. By considering the history of the problem from Descartes to Kant, Aune shows that analogous arguments create difficulties for the contemporary philosophical consensus. He makes it clear that the problem remains acute, particualarly for our understanding of scientific evidence. The solution he proposes draws upon contemporary philosophy of science and probability theory. Zusammenfassung Aune disagrees that Wittgenstein has made the traditional philosophical problem of knowledge of the external world redundant. After a survey of the classic modern philosophers' views on the subject Aune offers his own original solution. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface and Acknowledgements, I Descartes, II Locke and Berkeley, III Hume and Solipsism, IV Kant and Phenomenalism, V A New Start, VI Reforming Empiricism, VII The External World, Appendix, Notes, Bibliography, Index

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Bruce Aune
• Edition: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 27.06.1991
• EAN: 9780415047470
• ISBN: 978-0-415-04747-0
• Pages: 256
• Thèmes: Problems of Philosophy; Problems of Philosophy
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Philosophie, religion > Philosophie: général, ouvrages de référence; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Philosophie > Général, dictionnaires; Epistemologie und Erkenntnistheorie