Experience and Mathematical Knowledge

According to a very common view, the main tenet of empiricism is the conviction that all human knowledge derives from sensory experience. But classic philosophers representing empiricism hold that mathematical knowledge is a priori. Mill intended to demonstrate that the laws of arithmetic and geomet...

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Main Author: Rodolfo Gaeta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2017-12-01
Series:Principia: An International Journal of Epistemology
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/principia/article/view/55215