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myth of the given: a standalone construct

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Epistemology

the critique of the idea that some experiences supply knowledge or justification without presupposing any other knowledge or concepts.

In epistemology, myth of the given refers to the critique of the idea that some experiences supply knowledge or justification without presupposing any other knowledge or concepts. This meaning comes from Sellars (1956) in Empiricism and the philosophy of mind.[1]

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justification2 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs knowledge6 fields · 12 citationsjingle · one name, six constructs myth2 fields · 2 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs

References

Sellars, W. (1956). Empiricism and the philosophy of mind. Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674251557

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