Beschreibung:
Originally published in 1970. This work evaluates the appeal to the sensually given which played an important role in epistemological discussions during the early 20th Century. The correspondence and coherence theories of truth, perception, and the differences between scientific and philosophical theories are also covered.
Preface 1. The Given in Modern Philosophy 2. The Naïve View 3. The Given as Sense-Data 4. The Given as Objects 5. The Given as Immediate Experience 6. Problem or Pseudo-Problem 7. Making or Finding the Facts 8. Thought and Cognition 9. The Real Issue 10. Epistemology and the Scientific Study of Perception 11. Epistemology, Analytic Philosophy and Metaphysics 12. Common Sense and Rival Ontologies