Ontology, Understanding, and the A Priori
Article first published online: 13 MAY 2003
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9329.00214
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Sosa, E. (2003), Ontology, Understanding, and the A Priori. Ratio, 16: 178–188. doi: 10.1111/1467-9329.00214
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- Issue published online: 13 MAY 2003
- Article first published online: 13 MAY 2003
How might one explain the reliability of one's a priori beliefs? What if anything is implied about the ontology of a certain realm of knowledge by the possibility of explaining one's reliability about that realm? Very little, or so it is argued here.

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