Boghossian and Epistemic Analyticity
Boghossian and Epistemic Analyticity
Author(s): C. s. JenkinsSubject(s): Philosophy
Published by: KruZak
Keywords: a priori knowledge; Boghossian; epistemic analyticity; implicit definitions; justification
Summary/Abstract: Boghossian claims that we can acquire a priori knowledge by means of a certain form of argument, our grasp of whose premises relies on the existence of implicit definitions. I discuss an objection to his ‘analytic theory of the a priori’. The worry is that in order to employ this kind of argument we must already know its conclusion. Boghossian has responded to this type of objection in recent work, but I argue that his responses are unconvincing. Along the way, I resist Ebert’s reasons for thinking that Boghossian’s argument fails to transmit warrant from its premises to its conclusion.
Journal: Croatian Journal of Philosophy
- Issue Year: VIII/2008
- Issue No: 22
- Page Range: 113-127
- Page Count: 1
- Language: English
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