192 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
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"Understanding Empiricism" is an introduction to empiricism and the empiricist tradition in philosophy. The book presents empiricism as a philosophical outlook that unites several philosophers and discusses the most important philosophical issues bearing on the subject, while maintaining enough distance from, say, the intricacies of Locke, Berkeley, Hume scholarship to allow students to gain a... Read more
Abbreviations Introduction: empiricism and rationalism 1. Locke, knowledge and the innate 2. Berkeley's defence of idealism 3. Induction and Hume's empiricism 4. Foundations and empiricism 5. Empiricism and the a priori 6. Empiricism and skepticism 7. Empiricism and religious belief 8. Conclusion: naturalism and empiricism Questions for discussion and revision Further reading References Index
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Robert G. Meyers
