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Experiencing the a priori.
- Source :
- European Journal of Philosophy; Jun2023, Vol. 31 Issue 2, p371-379, 9p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Brentano clearly asserts, in his Vienna lectures of 1887–1888, that his descriptive psychology is an a priori or "exact" science. Since he rejects Kant's idea of a synthetic a priori, this means that the descriptive psychologist's laws are analytic. My aim in this paper is to clarify and discuss this view. I examine Brentano's epistemology in the Psychology from an Empirical Standpoint and then its later developments. I conclude with a difficulty inherent in Brentano's psychological approach to a priori knowledge. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- DESCRIPTIVE psychology
THEORY of knowledge
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09668373
- Volume :
- 31
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- European Journal of Philosophy
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 164586746
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ejop.12687