The First Principles of Knowledge (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

John Rickaby

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0656643684 ISBN 13: 9780656643684

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Explore the foundations of knowledge and the quest for certainty.

This book presents a clear defense of realism in thought, arguing that true thinking must align with fact and reality. It frames how we judge what we can truly know, and what counts as certainty in philosophy.

In a measured, accessible style, the author surveys the nature of truth, the limits of reason, and how natural and philosophical certitude relate. It contrasts traditional logic with modern challenges, including arguments from idealism, empiricism, and skepticism, while showing how to ground knowledge in solid principles.

• Definitive questions about truth, certitude, and how the mind maintains reliable knowledge.
• Evaluation of senses, ideas, memory, and belief to explain what counts as certain knowledge.
• Discussion of natural knowledge versus supernatural knowledge and their roles in understanding reality.
• Critique of rival theories and a rigorous defense of a realist view of knowledge.

Ideal for readers of philosophy, logic, and medieval-to-modern debates about how we know what we know.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0656643684
• ISBN 13: 9780656643684
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 442