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Epistemology and Em...
Epistemology and Empirical Investigation
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- Ahlström, Kristoffer, 1980 (author)
- Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Filosofiska institutionen,Department of Philosophy
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- 2007
- 2007
- English.
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In: Grazer Philosophische Studien. - 0165-9227. ; 76:1, s. 109-124
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- Recently, Hilary Kornblith has argued that epistemological investigation is substantially empirical. In the present paper, I will first show that his claim is not contingent upon the further and, admittedly, controversial assumption that all objects of epistemological investigation are natural kinds. Then, I will argue that, contrary to what Kornblith seems to assume, this methodological contention does not imply that there is no need for attending to our epistemic concepts in epistemology. Understanding the make-up of our concepts and, in particular, the purposes they fill, is necessary for a proper acknowledgment of epistemology’s role in conceptual improvement.
Subject headings
- HUMANIORA -- Filosofi, etik och religion -- Filosofi (hsv//swe)
- HUMANITIES -- Philosophy, Ethics and Religion -- Philosophy (hsv//eng)
- HUMANIORA -- Historia och arkeologi (hsv//swe)
- HUMANITIES -- History and Archaeology (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- Kunskapsteori
- empiri
- begreppsanalys
- naturliga sorter
- artificiella sorter.
- Epistemology
- Empirical Method
- Natural Kinds
- Artifactual Kinds
- Semantics
- Methodology
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- ref (subject category)
- art (subject category)
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