The myth of the given and Sellars' epistemology

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https://doi.org/10.31977/grirfi.v14i2.706

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Sellars; Given; Foundationalism; Coerentism; Language

Abstract

Wilfrid Sellars is well known for his famous attack on the idea of epistemic given, that is, the thesis that there is some piece of knowledge directly "given" to the subject. From that rejection, however, it emerges important ideas to epistemological discussions. The main objective of the present paper is to present the general premise of given and Sellars' criticism, and then to discuss the concepts extracted from such criticism by introducing Sellars' own epistemology.

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Author Biography

Marcelo Masson Maroldi, Universidade de São Paulo (USP)

Doutorando em Filosofia pela Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo – Brasil. Bolsista da Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP).

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Published

2016-12-18

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MAROLDI, Marcelo Masson. The myth of the given and Sellars’ epistemology. Griot : Revista de Filosofia, [S. l.], v. 14, n. 2, p. 393–409, 2016. DOI: 10.31977/grirfi.v14i2.706. Disponível em: https://www3.ufrb.edu.br/index.php/griot/article/view/706. Acesso em: 22 dec. 2024.

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Vol. 14 No. 2 (2016)

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