Human knowledge and human nature a new introduction to an ancient debate

Contemporary debates in epistemology devote much attention to the nature of knowledge, but neglect the question of its sources. This book focuses on the latter, especially on the question of innateness. Carruthers' aim is to transform and reinvigorate contemporary empiricism, while also providi...

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Tác giả chính: Carruthers, Peter
Tác giả khác: Peter Carruthers
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English
Được phát hành: Oxford [England],New York Oxford University Press 1992
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