Cargando…
The a priori in the thought of Descartes : cognition, method and science /
It has been acknowledged that, while Descartes's usage of the term "a priori" is at odds with the now-current Kantian meaning, it also fails to correspond to the standard Aristotelian notion. However, there is, as yet, little agreement as to the exact positive meaning Descartes associ...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
|---|---|
| Autor principal: | |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Newcastle upon Tyne :
Cambridge Scholars Publishing,
2017.
|
| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | It has been acknowledged that, while Descartes's usage of the term "a priori" is at odds with the now-current Kantian meaning, it also fails to correspond to the standard Aristotelian notion. However, there is, as yet, little agreement as to the exact positive meaning Descartes associates with the term. As such, this book offers a clear and historically adequate account of this disputed issue. Descartes's concept of apriority is interpreted as resulting from an interplay of two trends: development of a universal method of discovery based upon Descartes's ground-breaking reinterpretation of heu |
|---|---|
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 396 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781443893572 1443893579 |