HSL653
| HSL653 | |
|---|---|
| principles of Rationalism and Empiricism | |
| Credits | 3 |
| Structure | 3-0-0 |
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HSL653 : principles of Rationalism and Empiricism
[edit]To what extent does sense experience ground our knowledge of the world and what is cognitive role of reflective experience? The course explores this debate by surveying some key epistemological and metaphysical issues in the works of six major philosophers – Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Berkeley and Hume. Topics covered from Descartes include foundationalism and criteria for certainty, internalism and doubting arguments, theory of ideas and substance dualism. From Spinoza: substance monism, theory of attributes, knowledge and cognition. Leibniz: principles of sufficient reason and identity, predicate-in-notion, contradiction and continuity. Locke: concept empiricism, representation, qualities, personal identity, knowledge and judgement. Berkeley: likeness principle, anti-abstractionism, immaterialism, master argument and active substances. Hume: copy principle, the fork, associationism and sceptical doubts, and ideas of necessary connection.