Causal Realism: An Essay on Philosophical Method and the Foundations of KnowledgeThis book shows that “Every change is caused” is knowably necessary, contrary to Hume. That changes everything in subsequent philosophy; for the false dichotomy between epistemically necessary truths and truths informing us of what exists arises only as a result of Hume. Also false is the common premise of rationalism and empiricism: knowledge of necessary truth cannot come from experience. Causal Realism analyses necessary truth, for the first time, as a function of general truth conditions. Doing so allows it to explain our knowledge of logic and mathematics, provide non-Kantian foundations for empirical knowledge, and show why post-fregean methods have not reduced philosophic disagreement and paradox. Its ground-breaking arguments make use of overlooked contributions of two modern classical realists, Maritain and Simon, who were consistent with their tradition but greatly advance it in response to modern problems and insights. |
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| Titre | Causal Realism: An Essay on Philosophical Method and the Foundations of Knowledge G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Series Volume 2 de Sources in semiotics |
| Auteur | John C. Cahalan |
| Éditeur | University Press of America, 1985 |
| ISBN | 0819146226, 9780819146229 |
| Longueur | 503 pages |
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