Knowledge of the External World
by
Bruce Aune
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Problems of Philosophy
ISBN-10
0415755476
ISBN-13
9780415755474
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint
Routledge
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
May 19th, 2014
Print length
254 Pages
Weight
317 grams
Product Classification:
Philosophy: metaphysics & ontologyPhilosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge
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Aune disagrees that Wittgenstein has made the traditional philosophical problem of knowledge of the external world redundant. After a survey of the classic modern philosophers' views on the subject Aune offers his own original solution.
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 approach. By considering the history of the problem from Descartes to Kant, Aune shows that analogous arguments create difficulties for the contemporary philosophical consensus. He makes it clear that the problem remains acute, particualarly for our understanding of scientific evidence. The solution he proposes draws upon contemporary philosophy of science and probability theory.
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