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Pre-conditions of knowledge 1
pp. 62-83
Abstract
To attack the problem at the root of the possibility of knowledge directly we start by considering again the role of such a doctrine as the Kantian doctrine of "two sources", or Spinoza's "monism", or Quine's "holistic relativism". The question now being whether we need such a theory. After all we have no difficulty communicating and making sense. We use our knowledge in a satisfactory manner for all practical purposes. Whoa! — that lands us in Pragmatism, and Pragmatism is a basic epistemological hypothesis of the very type that we are trying to abandon.
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Srzednicki Jan (1995) To know or not to know: beyond realism and anti-realism. Dordrecht, Springer.
Pages: 62-83
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-3542-1_4
Full citation:
Srzednicki Jan (1995) Pre-conditions of knowledge 1, In: To know or not to know, Dordrecht, Springer, 62–83.