Roderick Fitts Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 Previous post: William Whewell's "Discoverer's Induction" (Part 1) The Fundamental Antithesis of Philosophy The purpose of the Philosophy was the determinations of both the nature and the conditions of human knowledge (Philosophy I, 16). His theory of induction was framed as a part of the full articulation of the dimensions and powers of knowledge. But before Whewell could present his theory of induction to the reader, he wanted them to wrap their heads around a foundational issue, a division of knowledge at the base of science, of philosophy and of human life itself. This was the dual nature of knowledge, which he termed the “fundamental antithesis of philosophy.” Continue...Link to Original Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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