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First published 1952

Notes on Epistemology

by John J. Toohey

Mises Institute 2007; Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University, 1952192 pagesUpdated May 25, 2007

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Author
John J. Toohey
First published
1952
Format
PDF
Pages
192
Publisher
Mises Institute 2007; Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University
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Of Notes on Epistemology, Murray Rothbard writes:The unique place of reason in natural-law philosophy has been affirmed by the modern Thomistic philosopher, the late Father John Toohey. Toohey defined sound philosophy as follows: "Philosophy, in the sense in which the word is used when scholasticism is contrasted with other philosophies, is an attempt on the part of man's unaided reason to give a fundamental explanation of the nature of things."

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23 chapters · page numbers are this file's

  1. Thesesp. 3
  2. Introductionp. 4
  3. I. The Starting Point of Epistemologyp. 5
  4. II. Reality and Truthp. 16
  5. III. Proposition, Judgment and Inferencesp. 32
  6. IV. The Definition of Certitudep. 45
  7. V. Universal Scepticismp. 48
  8. VI. The Cartesian Doubtp. 54
  9. VII. Idealismp. 61
  10. VIII. The Secondary Sensible Qualitiesp. 69
  11. IX. The Theory of Kantp. 76
  12. X. Kant on the Proposition of Pure Mathematicsp. 86
  13. XI. Errorp. 100
  14. XII. Pragmatismp. 106
  15. XIII. The New Realismp. 115
  16. XIV. The Misinterpretation of the Abstract Termp. 123
  17. XV. The Misinterpretation of the General Concrete Termp. 131
  18. XVI. Universal Ideasp. 142
  19. XVII. Human Testimonyp. 159
  20. XVIII. The Ultimate Motive of Certitudep. 163
  21. XIX. Philosophy and Common Sensep. 172
  22. XX. Philosophy and Its Pitfallsp. 180
  23. XXI. Schiller's Attack on Formal Logicp. 185