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S/P/575. Kant's Copernican revolution and synthetic a priori knowledge

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2011
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The paper looks at the ideas expressed in the “Critique of Pure Reason” by Kant comparing his understanding of knowledge to that of Descartes, Leibniz, Lock and Hume. The divide between rationalists and empiricists is explained discussing Kant’s idea of Copernican revolution and arguing whether it could give rise to synthetic a priori knowledge.

 

KEYWORDS: Kant, Copernican revolution, synthetic a priori knowledge,