Inborn Knowledge
The Mystery Within
(Sprache: Englisch)
In this book, Colin McGinn presents a concise, clear, and compelling argument that the origins of knowledge are innate - that nativism, not empiricism, is correct in its theory of how concepts are acquired. McGinn considers the particular case of sensible...
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In this book, Colin McGinn presents a concise, clear, and compelling argument that the origins of knowledge are innate - that nativism, not empiricism, is correct in its theory of how concepts are acquired. McGinn considers the particular case of sensible Qualities - ideas of color, shape, taste, and so on. He argues that these, which he once regarded as the strongest case for the empiricist position, are in fact not well explained by the empiricist account that they derive from interactions with external objects. Rather, he contends, ideas of sensible qualities offer the strongest case for the nativist Position - that a large range of our knowledge is inborn, not acquired through the senses. Yet, McGinn cautions, how this can be is deeply problematic; we have no good theories about how innate knowledge is possible. Innate knowledge is a mystery, though a fact.
Autoren-Porträt von Colin McGinn
Colin McGinn ist Professor für Philosophie und lehrt an der Rutgers University (USA). Darüber hinaus verfasst er häufig Beiträge unter anderem für die New York Times, Lingua Franca und The New Republic.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Colin McGinn
- 2016, 152 Seiten, Maße: 14,2 x 20,8 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: MIT Press
- ISBN-10: 0262029391
- ISBN-13: 9780262029391
- Erscheinungsdatum: 04.12.2015
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Englisch
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