Apprehension and Argument Ancient Theories of Starting Points for Knowledge /

If we know something, do we always know it through something else? Does this mean that the chain of knowledge should continue infinitely? Or, rather, should we abandon this approach and ask how we acquire knowledge? Irrespective of the fact that very basic questions concerning human knowledge have b...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tuominen, Miira (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2007.
Series:Studies in the History of Philosophy of Mind ; 3
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Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Table of Contents:
  • From the contents Acknowledgements
  • Abbreviations and a Note on the Texts
  • Introduction
  • Part I: Platonic-Aristotelian Tradition
  • 1. Premises of Argumentation. 2. Intellectual Apprehension
  • Part II: Alternative Approaches. 3. Hellenistic Philosophy
  • Conclusion. Bibliography. Index of Contents. Index of Names
  • Index of Cited Texts.