Four challenges to the a priori—a posteriori distinction

• Autores: Albert Casullo
• Localización: Synthese, ISSN-e 1573-0964, Vol. 192, Nº. 9, 2015, págs. 2701-2724
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • During the past decade a new twist in the debate regarding the a priori has unfolded. A number of prominent epistemologists have challenged the coherence or importance of the a priori—a posteriori distinction or, alternatively, of the concept of a priori knowledge. My focus in this paper is on these new challenges to the a priori. My goals are to (1) provide a framework for organizing the challenges, (2) articulate and assess a range of the challenges, and (3) present two challenges of my own