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The Presbyterian and Reformed Review

July, 1890 (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from The Presbyterian and Reformed Review: July, 1890 In stretching the lines of defense of the spiritualistic principle in psychology, we turn at once to the method of knowledge as a pro cess, and we shall find it valuable for more than defense. For if we discover the independence of the thinking subject as regards the method, we may at once pass to its autonomy as regards the matter of the knowing process. That is, if we find a refutation of mate rialism in the psychology of knowing, we have so much the more ground for its refutation in the metaphysic of knowing, and the two considerations will present a consistent philosophy of knowing. What then is the materialist's doctrine of the method of knowledge? There are four cosmological doctrines of knowledge, arising from four types of world-theory, assuming that the parties to the contro versy are only mind and matter. First, monism of thought; second, dualism 01 thought and matter (or force); third, absolute phenome nalism or agnosticism and fourth, monism of matter (or force). On the first hypothesis, perception is a purely thought relation, and by definition the materialist cannot accept it. On the second, we have a realistic theory of knowledge in which the thought element rests upon the ultimate presupposition of thought and the materialist is again excluded. Upon the hypothesis of absolute phenomenalism the support is cut equally from both subject and object. If both be phenomenal, there can be no question as to which is real, and the materialist and idealist are both defeated. The fourth supposition, monism of matter or force, is then the materialist's only alternative, and the first problem we propound to him is this Given matter or force, how do you account for thought? Is mind a function of organized matter? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Release date NZ
April 28th, 2018
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  • General (US: Trade)
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
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8 Illustrations; Illustrations, black and white
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Forgotten Books
Pages
364
Publisher
Forgotten Books
Dimensions
152x229x19
ISBN-13
9781334910210
Product ID
26589938

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