A Priori Knowledge in Perspective: (I) Mathematics, Method and Pure Intuition

Review of Metaphysics 41 (1):3-22 (1987)
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This article is mainly a critique of Philip Kitcher's book, The Nature of Mathematical Knowledge. Four weaknesses in Kitcher's objection to Kant arise out of Kitcher's failure to recognize the perspectival nature of Kant's position. A proper understanding of Kant's theory of mathematics requires awareness of the perspectival nuances implicit in Kant's theory of pure intuition.

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Stephen R. Palmquist
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