The doubt of material realism.
Institution: | McGill University |
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Department: | Department of Philosophy. |
Degree: | MA. |
Year: | 1959 |
Keywords: | Philosophy.; Realism. |
Record ID: | 1539087 |
Full text PDF: | http://digitool.library.mcgill.ca/thesisfile119125.pdf |
In this paper I shall discuss the theory of what may be called material realism. The term "material" is borrowed fran Kant. He defined "material idealism" as "the theory which declares the existence of objects in space outside us either to be merely doubtful and indemonstrable or to be false and impossible." [...]