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The volume explores the interplay between historical analysis and contemporary philosophical topics, specifically addressing logical and a priori truths. While it primarily aims to provide a historical understanding of earlier thinkers, it incorporates topical discussions to illuminate the conceptual landscape they navigated. This approach emphasizes the importance of context in evaluating historical ideas, akin to a military historian's need to understand the terrain of past battles. The work ultimately seeks to bridge historical inquiry with modern philosophical discourse.
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Knowledge and the Known, Jaakko Hintikka
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- Released
- 2011
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- Title
- Knowledge and the Known
- Subtitle
- Historical Perspectives in Epistemology
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Jaakko Hintikka
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Released
- 2011
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 260
- ISBN13
- 9789401022194
- Category
- Philosophy
- Description
- The volume explores the interplay between historical analysis and contemporary philosophical topics, specifically addressing logical and a priori truths. While it primarily aims to provide a historical understanding of earlier thinkers, it incorporates topical discussions to illuminate the conceptual landscape they navigated. This approach emphasizes the importance of context in evaluating historical ideas, akin to a military historian's need to understand the terrain of past battles. The work ultimately seeks to bridge historical inquiry with modern philosophical discourse.