1st Edition

Knowledge of the External World

By Bruce Aune Copyright 1991
254 Pages
by Routledge

256 Pages
by Routledge

254 Pages
by Routledge

Many philosophers believe that the traditional problem of our knowledge of the external world was dissolved by Wittgestein and others. They argue that it was not really a problem - just a linguistic `confusion' that did not actually require a solution. Bruce Aune argues that they are wrong. He casts doubt on the generally accepted reasons for putting the problem aside and proposes an entirely new... Read more
Preface and Acknowledgements, I Descartes, II Locke and Berkeley, III Hume and Solipsism, IV Kant and Phenomenalism, V A New Start, VI Reforming Empiricism, VII The External World, Appendix, Notes, Bibliography, Index

Biography

Bruce Aune

` ... a clear and sustained empiricist approach to the problem.' - TLS