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The Proof of the External World - Cartesian Theism and the Possibility of Knowledge (Paperback, New)
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The Proof of the External World - Cartesian Theism and the Possibility of Knowledge (Paperback, New)
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Descartes' attempt to ground the possibility of human knowledge in
the existence of God was judged to be a complete failure by his
contemporaries. This remains the universal opinion of philosophers
to this day, despite thefact that three and a half centuries of
secular epistemology ' which attempts to ground the possibility of
knowledge either in the unaided human intellect or in natural
processes ' has failed to do any better. Further, the leading
twentieth century attempts at theistic epistemology reject both the
conception of knowledge and the standards of epistemic evaluation
that Descartes takes for granted. In this book - partly an
interpretation of Descartes and partly an attempt to complete his
project ' the author endeavours to show that a theistic
epistemology incorporating Platonic and Aristotelian/Thomist
elements can revitalize the Cartesian approach to the solution of
the central problems of epistemology, including that most elusive
of prizes ' the proof of the external world. This book is essential
reading for students of epistemology, metaphysics and philosophy.
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