如何理解先验知识?

先验知识是一种"独立于经验"的知识。它所独有的特征是排除将感观世界作为其知识的基石或理由,而通过非感知理性获得,如直觉,纯理性和反省等等。本论文基于当代分析哲学家对康德先验知识概念的重新解读,修正和提炼,分析先验概念的消极描述,积极描述以及探讨不可修正性是否可作为其特征,进一步论证先验辩护即为先验的本质,赋予其时代特征。这一概念能为我们提供结合先验和经验各自优点的更好评价,同时也让我们更好地理解经验是如何与先验保持和谐,至少在原则上保持和谐的。

How to Understand a Priori Knowledge

Basically,a priori knowledge is independent of experience.The distinguishing features of a priori knowledge are the absence of perceptual experience as a ground or reason to believe and the presence of such non-perceptual reasons to believe as intuition,reasoning,reflection,etc.Based on the discussion of Kant's concept of the a priori knowledge by a number of philosophers nowadays,My aim in this thesis is to respond to Kant's view of a priori knowledge and discuss its characterizations in positive way and n...