Valaris, Markos
(2008)
A Priori Knowledge.
Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh.
(Unpublished)
Abstract
The goal of my dissertation is to give an account of our capacity for a priori knowledge in terms of fundamental features of conceptual thought. In a nutshell, the claim is that a priori knowledge is possible because thinkers are able to recognize the norms that their thinking is subject to. But, as I argue, the contents of our propositional attitudes are themselves individuated in terms of the norms that fix their place in our thinking. Since contents — Fregean thoughts — are what may be the case, it follows that knowledge of the norms of thinking can be substantive knowledge of the possible shapes reality can take.
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University of Pittsburgh ETD
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| Status: |
Unpublished |
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| Date: |
3 November 2008 |
| Date Type: |
Completion |
| Defense Date: |
30 April 2008 |
| Approval Date: |
3 November 2008 |
| Submission Date: |
10 May 2008 |
| Access Restriction: |
No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately. |
| Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
| Schools and Programs: |
Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences > Philosophy |
| Degree: |
PhD - Doctor of Philosophy |
| Thesis Type: |
Doctoral Dissertation |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Analyticity; Frege; Russell; Self-Knowledge |
| Other ID: |
http://etd.library.pitt.edu/ETD/available/etd-05102008-122145/, etd-05102008-122145 |
| Date Deposited: |
10 Nov 2011 19:44 |
| Last Modified: |
15 Nov 2016 13:43 |
| URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/7843 |
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