Transcendental epistemology / Tony Cheng.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cheng, Tony, author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in epistemology

Elements in Epistemology Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Knowledge, Theory of.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (70 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, England : Cambridge University Press, [2024]

Summary:

Transcendental arguments were prominent in Western philosophy, German idealism, phenomenological tradition, and P. F. Strawson's thinking. They have fallen out of fashion because of their associations with transcendental idealism and verificationism. They are still invoked by important figures in the analytic tradition even if the very same tradition has cast doubt on such arguments. The nature of transcendental arguments remains unclear: Are they supposed to be deductive? Are they synthetic or analytic? If they are a priori, how are they supposed to be about the empirical world? What are their relations to necessity, conceivability, and essence? This Element takes up the challenge of elucidating the nature of transcendental arguments, embedded in the wider context of transcendental epistemology. It will be argued that the key premise 'transcendental conditional' is synthetic, necessary, and a posteriori

Notes:

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Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781009243810

1009243810

9781009243797

1009243799

9781009243834

1009243837