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As Anthony Tol explains in his general introduction to (his
translation of) Vollenhoven's 1926 inaugural address, the Reformed
epistemology that Vollenhoven espouses here is essentially
three-layered. Most basic is the intuition - the starting point of
all knowing. It starts with discerning. Then there is knowledge. At
this point language, communication, and judgments are relevant. The
third layer is thought. Thought may disclose and renew or criticize
and correct against the background of what we know. Thought is also
central to concept formation. The factor that runs through these
three layers is truth, taken realistically. It has its seat in the
intuition of discerning. It is central to knowledge, for the
essence of knowledge is said to be "possessing truth." And in
connection with thought, or more particularly in concept formation,
the latter is described as "truth grasped in a form." Apart from
advocating his own understanding of epistemology in this inaugural
address, Vollenhoven takes issue with how epistemology is generally
understood. The critique is cast in a historical overview.
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