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100			_aCoffey Peter
245			_aEpistemology, or the Theory of Knowledge / _cPeter Coffey
250			_aFirst ed
260			_aChennai: _bMaven books, _c2023.
300			_a374p. : _bill, ; _c‎ 15.2 x 2 x 22.9 cm.
505			_aIntroduction Problems raised by reflective thought Epistemology defined: a distinct discipline from metaphysics Part I: Foundations of Belief Doubt, Opinion, Conviction, Certitude Truth, Error, Ignorance Irresistible Certitude vs Freely Formed Convictions Role of intellectual and moral discipline Part II: Method and Skepticism Subject and object of knowledge Limits and legitimate use of methodic doubt (e.g., Descartes) Critique of skepticism; subjective necessity & test of inconceivability Part III: Kant and A Priori Knowledge General outline and critique of Kant’s theory of knowledge A priori synthesis: singular judgments, grades of necessity Scholastic account of universals, abstraction, moderate realism Examination of causal/nexus concepts.
520			_aPeter Coffey’s Epistemology (Vol. 1) is a scholastic philosophical text that systematically explores how humans come to know. It opens with core epistemic concepts—like doubt and certitude—and examines the interplay of intellectual discipline and moral judgment in belief formation. Coffey scrutinizes methodological skepticism (especially Cartesian doubt), arguing against radical skepticism and defending a moderate realist stance: knowledge reflects real objects, mediated through the mind’s active conceptual faculties. A substantial portion critically examines Kant’s epistemology. Coffey evaluates Kant’s views on a priori judgments, universal concepts, abstraction, and causal necessitation, contrasting them with Scholastic realism.
650			_aEpistemology
650			_aMethodic Doubt
650			_aSkepticism
650			_aCertitude & Conviction
650			_aA Priori Knowledge
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