Epistemology or the Theory of Knowledge, 2 Volumes: An Introduction to General MetaphysicsP. Coffey was Professor of Logic and Metaphysics at Maynooth College Ireland. His works include Ontology or the Theory of Being. |
Contents
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Cognitive and Noncognitive States of Consciousness Consciousness | 36 |
Faculties and Sources of Knowledge Classification of Spontaneous | 43 |
II Irresistible Certitude and Freely Formed Convictions | 49 |
I4 Bearing of Intellectual and Moral Discipline on Free Convictions and | 56 |
Hence the Origin | 66 |
Even Concepts regarded as Objective i e as Necessarily and Uni | 180 |
Their Application in Mathematics and Physics e | 189 |
The Illusion of Metaphysics e º º g | 197 |
its Thesis Mutually Destructive | 206 |
Grades of Necessity in Judgments Singular Judgments Validity | 216 |
Scholastic Account of the Principle e e s | 225 |
CHAPTER VIII | 232 |
In Necessary Judgments the Character of the Apprehended Nexus is | 241 |
Subject and Object of Knowledge The Knowing Subject | 74 |
Mental Presence or Objectivity to Subject and Real Being | 78 |
Epistemological Sense of Object of Knowledge and Objectivity | 84 |
CHAPTER III | 90 |
Legitimate Use and Limits of Methodic Doubt e | 102 |
Descartes Employment of Real Doubt as a Method | 109 |
What sort of Doubt is Lawful regarding the Real Objectivity of Self | 118 |
Inconsistencies Consequent on Excessive Doubt | 125 |
CHAPTER IV | 135 |
Critique of Scepticism º | 143 |
4I Subjective Necessity through Association | 149 |
43 The Test of Inconceivability | 157 |
45 Is Experience of Absolutely Necessary Relations between Thought | 167 |
KANTs Theory Expounded | 168 |
Necessary and Universal Judgments described as A Priori | 174 |
Problem of the Validity of Concepts wº | 253 |
Analysis of Conception Various Theories Kant on Intuitio e | 259 |
Moderate Realism Explained | 268 |
Generalization Intellectual Apprehension of the Individual | 279 |
Proofs of Moderate Realism e e e | 287 |
8o Ontologism e e e g e | 298 |
CHAPTER XI | 312 |
The Sensist and Positivist Theory of Abstraction and Generaliza | 319 |
CHAPTER XII | 330 |
Kants Vindication of Universal Concepts as A Priori Syntheses | 336 |
9I General Criticism of Kants Theory of Universal Concepts A | 343 |
B Conception is not an A Priori Synthesis whereby our Mental | 352 |
The Concept of Causal or Necessary Succession of Events | 359 |
Retrospect Psychological Grounds of Conceptualism | 366 |
Common terms and phrases
absolute abstract and universal abstract thought-objects actual existence agnosticism analysis apprehended Aristotle assent attain attitude called causality certitude cognition conceived concrete connexion consciousness Criteriology critical Critique data of sense datum Descartes distinct empirical epistemology error essence evidence fact factors faculty function grounds human mind Ibid inasmuch individual intellect interpretation involved Jeannière judging Kant Kant's theory knowing subject latter Leibniz manifold means mental Mercier merely merus metaphysical methodic doubt mode Moderate Realism monism nature necessarily necessary and universal nominalists objects of knowledge Ontology phenomena philosophical Plato possible predicate present Prichard principles priori forms problem pure question quod real doubt real objectivity reason reflection regard relation representations revealed scepticism scholastic scholasticism Science of Logic sense data sense experience sense intuition sense perception speculative reason spontaneous conviction subjectivism suprasensible synthesis theory of knowledge things tion transcendental true truth understanding unity universal concepts universal judgments whereby