How to Understand a Priori Knowledge
Yì Wáng
Abstract
Yì Wáng
Abstract
Basically,a priori knowledge is independent of experience.The distinguishing features of a priori knowledge are the absence of perceptual experience as a ground or reason to believe and the presence of such non-perceptual reasons to believe as intuition,reasoning,reflection,etc.Based on the discussion of Kant's concept of the a priori knowledge by a number of philosophers nowadays,My aim in this thesis is to respond to Kant's view of a priori knowledge and discuss its characterizations in positive way and negative way.Besides,the property of unrevisability is also involved in it.Arguing a priori justification as the nature of a priori knowledge,this thesis is trying to give the a priori contemporary characters.The conception of a priori justification gives us a better appreciation of the respective merits of the a priori and experience,as well as a better understanding of how experience comports,at least in principle,with the a priori.
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Basically,a priori knowledge is independent of experience.The distinguishing features of a priori knowledge are the absence of perceptual experience as a ground or reason to believe and the presence of such non-perceptual reasons to believe as intuition,reasoning,reflection,etc.Based on the discussion of Kant's concept of the a priori knowledge by a number of philosophers nowadays,My aim in this thesis is to respond to Kant's view of a priori knowledge and discuss its characterizations in positive way and negative way.Besides,the property of unrevisability is also involved in it.Arguing a priori justification as the nature of a priori knowledge,this thesis is trying to give the a priori contemporary characters.The conception of a priori justification gives us a better appreciation of the respective merits of the a priori and experience,as well as a better understanding of how experience comports,at least in principle,with the a priori.
Key concepts: A priori and a posteriori, Intuition, Epistemology, Perception, Property (philosophy), Computer science, Philosophy