Ph.D. Candidate in philosophy, Institute for Research in Philosophy
10.22096/ek.2015.26286
Abstract
Quine is an empiricist. But he objects the previous empiricists. We want to show that Quine is in fact an objector of the epistemological tradition that Descartes founded, and the empiricists that Quine objects are followers of that tradition. Here we emphasize two specifications of Cartesian tradition: (1) foundationalism (2) trying to answer the problem of justification. We show that Quine’s epistemology rejects both of these. Two traits of Quine’s epistemology that have important roles here are holism and naturalism.
Shaqaqi,H. (2015). Quine vs Descartes: a Reading of Holistic and Naturalized Epistemology in the Context of Cartesian Tradition. Existence and Knowledge, 2(1), 89-112. doi: 10.22096/ek.2015.26286
MLA
Shaqaqi,H. . "Quine vs Descartes: a Reading of Holistic and Naturalized Epistemology in the Context of Cartesian Tradition", Existence and Knowledge, 2, 1, 2015, 89-112. doi: 10.22096/ek.2015.26286
HARVARD
Shaqaqi H. (2015). 'Quine vs Descartes: a Reading of Holistic and Naturalized Epistemology in the Context of Cartesian Tradition', Existence and Knowledge, 2(1), pp. 89-112. doi: 10.22096/ek.2015.26286
CHICAGO
H. Shaqaqi, "Quine vs Descartes: a Reading of Holistic and Naturalized Epistemology in the Context of Cartesian Tradition," Existence and Knowledge, 2 1 (2015): 89-112, doi: 10.22096/ek.2015.26286
VANCOUVER
Shaqaqi H. Quine vs Descartes: a Reading of Holistic and Naturalized Epistemology in the Context of Cartesian Tradition. Existence and Knowledge, 2015; 2(1): 89-112. doi: 10.22096/ek.2015.26286
