Grounding concepts : an empirical basis for arithmetical knowledge / [electronic resource]
by Jenkins, C. S. (Carrie S.).
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BookPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 290 p.).ISBN: 9780191716102 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Arithmetic -- Philosophy | Knowledge, Theory ofOnline resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: Carrie Jenkins presents an account of arithmetical knowledge which manages to respect three key intuitions: a priorism mind-independence realism, and empiricism. Jenkins argues that arithmetic can be known through the examination of empirically grounded concepts, non-accidentally accurate representations of the mind-independent world.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Carrie Jenkins presents an account of arithmetical knowledge which manages to respect three key intuitions: a priorism mind-independence realism, and empiricism. Jenkins argues that arithmetic can be known through the examination of empirically grounded concepts, non-accidentally accurate representations of the mind-independent world.
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