Toward a theory of the pragmatic a priori

Mormann Thomas

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Toward a theory of the pragmatic a priori

from Carnap to Lewis and beyond

Thomas Mormann

pp. 113-132

Abstrakt

The notion of the a priori is an important legacy of Kant for modern philosophy of science. In the course of the 20^th century, a variety of proposals was put forward all of which claimed to overcome the inadequacies of Kant's original proposal of a synthetic a priori for modern science.

Publication details

Published in:

Creath Richard (2012) Rudolf Carnap and the legacy of logical empiricism. Dordrecht, Springer.

Seiten: 113-132

DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-3929-1_7

Referenz:

Mormann Thomas (2012) „Toward a theory of the pragmatic a priori: from Carnap to Lewis and beyond“, In: R. Creath (ed.), Rudolf Carnap and the legacy of logical empiricism, Dordrecht, Springer, 113–132.