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In "What is Philosophy?" the philosopher Dietrich von Hildebrand analyzes the datum of knowledge itself in its different forms, from the most casual perception of some object in our naive experience to "a priori knowledge", taken as consisting of absolutely certain insights into "necessary essences". Plato's central teaching about the kind of human knowledge which transcends the world of time and of becoming is here clarified and deepened. Precise lines are drawn which distinguish empirical knowledge, such as is found in the physical sciences, from a priori knowledge. Von Hildebrand also draws lines which distinguish fruitful a priori knowledge (synthetic a priori) from mere tautologies. Von Hildebrand's method is thus sharply opposed to the analytic school of philosophy. This book should be of interest to advanced students and teachers of philosophy. Title Page 3 Acknowledgments 5 Contents 7 Introduction 10 Introductory Remarks 20 I. Knowledge in General 22 1. Knowledge as a primary datum 22 2. The specific features of taking cognizance of something 24 II. Basic Forms of Knowledge 35 III. The Nature of Philosophical Knowledge in Contrast to Prescientific Knowledge 47 1.

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Author

Dietrich Von Hildebrand

Publisher

Franciscan Herald Press

Published

1960

Language

EN

ISBN

9780819904676

Category

philosophy

Subjects

Philosophy, Humanities

Rating

4.05 / 5 (171 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14