222 Pages
by
Routledge
222 Pages
by
Routledge
222 Pages
by
Routledge
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Originally published in 1985. This book is about a single famous line of argument, pioneered by Descartes and deployed to full effect by Kant. That argument was meant to refute scepticism once and for all, and make the world safe for science. 'I think, so I exist’ is valid reasoning, but circular as proof. In similar vein, Kant argues from our having a science of geometry to Space being our... Read more
Analysis of chapters. Introduction 1. Is scepticism sensible? 2. The Cogito 3. What the Cogito Refutes 4. Presupposition and Backward Argument 5. Kant's Vindication of Geometry 6. Our World 7.. How Presupposition Works 8. Backward Moves in Current Debate 9. Metaphysical Research 10. Arguing Transcendentally 11. Changing Spectacles
Biography
Palmer\, Humphrey
