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Inborn Knowledge

By Colin McGinn

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Inborn Knowledge

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In this book, Colin McGinn presents a concise, clear, and compelling argument that the origins of knowledge are innate¿that nativism, not empiricism, is correct in its theory of how concepts are acquired. McGinn considers the particular case of sensible qualities¿ideas of color, shape, taste, and so on. He argues that these, which he once regarded as the strongest case for the empiricist position, are in fact not well explained by the empiricist account that they derive from interactions with external objects. Rather, he contends, ideas of sensible qualities offer the strongest case for the nativist position¿that a large range of our knowledge is inborn, not acquired through the senses. Yet, McGinn cautions, how this can be is deeply problematic; we have no good theories about how innate knowledge is possible. Innate knowledge is a mystery, though a fact.
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Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
137
Release Date:
2015-12-04
Publication Date:
2016-02-29
Publisher:
The MIT Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0262029391
ISBN13:
9780262029391
Minimum Reading Age:
18
Maximum Reading Age:
99
Weight:
293 g
Height:
141 cm
Width:
211 cm
Thickness:
22 cm
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