The Foundations Of Empirical Knowledge
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Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
At the intersection of language, perception, and reality stands one of the twentieth century's most rigorous philosophical inquiries. The Foundations of Empirical Knowledge presents A.J. Ayer's systematic examination of sense-data theory, arguing that all meaningful knowledge of the external world must ultimately be grounded in direct sensory experience — a position that challenged and reshaped the landscape of analytic philosophy. Ayer dissects the problems of perception with surgical precision, confronting questions of how we can justify claims about a physical world that we only ever encounter through the mediation of our senses. Written with the clarity and argumentative force that made Ayer one of Britain's foremost philosophers, this work stands as a landmark contribution to epistemology and the broader tradition of logical empiricism. Drawing on the Vienna Circle's influence while forging his own rigorous path, Ayer instructs the reader in the mechanics of philosophical analysis — stripping away ambiguity to reveal the bare architecture of human knowledge. For anyone willing to question the very ground beneath their feet, Ayer's conclusions are as unsettling as they are illuminating.
Author: Alfred J. Ayer
Format: Paperback
Published: 1963, Macmillan & Co Ltd
Genre: Philosophy
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
At the intersection of language, perception, and reality stands one of the twentieth century's most rigorous philosophical inquiries. The Foundations of Empirical Knowledge presents A.J. Ayer's systematic examination of sense-data theory, arguing that all meaningful knowledge of the external world must ultimately be grounded in direct sensory experience — a position that challenged and reshaped the landscape of analytic philosophy. Ayer dissects the problems of perception with surgical precision, confronting questions of how we can justify claims about a physical world that we only ever encounter through the mediation of our senses. Written with the clarity and argumentative force that made Ayer one of Britain's foremost philosophers, this work stands as a landmark contribution to epistemology and the broader tradition of logical empiricism. Drawing on the Vienna Circle's influence while forging his own rigorous path, Ayer instructs the reader in the mechanics of philosophical analysis — stripping away ambiguity to reveal the bare architecture of human knowledge. For anyone willing to question the very ground beneath their feet, Ayer's conclusions are as unsettling as they are illuminating.