7: Epistemology and Critique

What is epistemology?

theory of knowledge

What does Descartes want?

absolute certainty; cartesian

What was Descartes famous saying

I think therefore I am

What was Descartes foundation for knowledge?

doubt, doubt to reprove what we know is true and for it to be clear and distinct

Descartes and foundationalism?

solid foundation of truths where other truths can come from

What did Kant say about knowledge?

It is derived from experience but exists independent of it

what is a posteriori?

knowledge that comes after experience

What is a priror?

knowledge that we have before experience

What does Kant say about time and space?

It is a priori, our mind filters experience through them

What does Kant say about how we see the world?

we do not just observe it, we actively shape how we understand it (experience + mind= knowledge)

What is the source of knowledge according to Descartes?

reason alone