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... justified ” as a system of judgments about experience , and is " verified ” by the fact that experience is what one would expect , if atomism were true . This yields what he called a shadow of truth , rather than true knowledge itself ...
... justified ” as a system of judgments about experience , and is " verified ” by the fact that experience is what one would expect , if atomism were true . This yields what he called a shadow of truth , rather than true knowledge itself ...
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... justification " of its experimental activities and achievements . Through this combination of scepticism about the possibility of attaining to any sort of " infallible certainty ” and a practical , commonsensical way of gaining ...
... justification " of its experimental activities and achievements . Through this combination of scepticism about the possibility of attaining to any sort of " infallible certainty ” and a practical , commonsensical way of gaining ...
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... justify scientific investigation . The solution to the problem of certainty arose from a controversy between Catholics and Protestants concerning what beliefs are neces- sary for salvation . Each side claimed its doctrines to be the ...
... justify scientific investigation . The solution to the problem of certainty arose from a controversy between Catholics and Protestants concerning what beliefs are neces- sary for salvation . Each side claimed its doctrines to be the ...
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... justification for the search for the forms of simple natures or qualities is that it reduces the multiplicity of observed nature to a small number of simple laws and unleashes new power over nature . By simple form Bacon means those ...
... justification for the search for the forms of simple natures or qualities is that it reduces the multiplicity of observed nature to a small number of simple laws and unleashes new power over nature . By simple form Bacon means those ...
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Contenido
The Theory of Certainty Secularized | 49 |
The Theory of Certainty in its Scientific Context | 90 |
John Locke and the Philosophical Exposition of the Theory | 121 |
Conclusion | 143 |
Bibliography | 153 |
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The Problem of Certainty in English Thought 1630–1690 Henry G. van Leeuwen Vista previa limitada - 2012 |
The Problem of Certainty in English Thought 1630–1690 Henry G. van Leeuwen Vista previa limitada - 1970 |
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absolute certainty accepted admits argues arguments Aristotelian assent assurance atheism Bacon belief causes Chillingworth and Tillotson Christian Church claims concerning conclusions controversy degree of certainty demonstration Descartes developed doctrine doubt error Essay existence experience faculties Francis Bacon Glanvill's human Hume hypothesis Ibid ideas idols infallible certainty intuition John Locke John Tillotson John Wilkins Joseph Glanvill judgment justified kind of certainty kind of evidence kind of proof known levels of certainty Locke's London man's mathematical matters of fact metaphysical mind moral certainty Natural Philosophy Natural Religion Newton Novum Organum object observed occurs Opticks Oxford physical possible present Principia principles probability problem of certainty propositions reason relation religious Robert Boyle Robert Hooke Royal Society Rule of Faith Sadducismus Triumphatus says Scholium scripture sense perception Seventeenth Century skepticism structure of nature testimony theological theory of certainty true truth understanding Vanity of Dogmatizing views William Chillingworth witches writings