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The Appeal to the Given - A Study in Epistemology (Paperback)
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The Appeal to the Given - A Study in Epistemology (Paperback)
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Epistemology
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Originally published in 1970. This work evaluates the appeal to the
sensually given which played an important role in epistemological
discussions during the early 20th Century. While many contemporary
philosophers regarded this appeal as a mistake, there were still
some who defended the notion of the given and even made it the
foundation of their views regarding perception. The author here
points to several different views concerning the nature of the
sensually given and argues that the issue between them is not
empirical, as is naturally suggested by what he calls 'the Naive
View' of the dispute, but rather metaphysical, involving different
theories regarding the relationship between Thought and Reality.
This leads on to a discussion of the different views presently held
regarding the task of the epistemologist, and to a new suggestion
with regard to the relationship between common sense and the rival
ontologies suggested by scientists and philosophers. In the course
of the argument a variety of different topics are discussed such as
the correspondence and coherence theories of truth, the differences
between scientific and philosophical theories, and the relevance of
scientific treatments of the subject of perception to the treatment
of this topic by philosophers.
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