A priori knowledge
By: edited by Paul K. Moser.
Contributors: Moser, Paul K., 1957-
Series: Oxford readings in philosophy
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1987
Place of publication: Oxford [Oxfordshire]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 222
Subjects: A priori; Knowledge, Theory of
Description: Many philosophers are again examining the traditional topic of a priorii knowledge, or knowledge that does not depend on sensory experience. This volume collects essays on the subject by well-known thinkers such as A.J. Ayer, W.V. Quine, Barry Stroud, C.I. Lewis, Hilary Putnam, Roderick M. Chisholm, Saul A. Kripke, Albert Casullo, R.G. Swinburne, and Philip Kitcher. Includes an introduction by the editor and an extensive bibliography. --From publisher's description.
Notes: Bibliography: p. [210]-219.
Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: A pragmatic conception of the a priori / by C.I. Lewis; title: The a priori / by A.J. Ayer; title: Two dogmas of empiricism / by W.V. Quine; title: Wittgenstein and logical necessity / by Barry Stroud; title: Analyticity and apriority, beyond Wittgenstein and Quine / by Hilary Putnam; title: The truths of reason / by Roderick M. Chisholm; title: A priori knowledge, necessity, and contingency / by Saul A. Kripke; title: Kripke on the a priori and the necessary / by Albert Casullo; title: Analyticity, necessity, and apriority / by R.G. Swinburne; title: Apriority and necessity / by Philip Kitcher.