The Origin of Ideas, Vol. 3 (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Explore the nature of truth and the mind's certainty in this rigorous study of how we know.

This volume surveys the idea of being as the foundation of knowledge, investigates what we mean by truth in many senses, and explains how our first principles of reason shape all other beliefs. It also looks at how people persuade themselves of truth or error, from innate ideas to the influence of authority and language.

• Learn how intellectual evidence is defined as the necessary insight that compels belief in first principles.
• See how deduction and proof work for both self-evident and derived propositions.
• Understand the distinction between inner certainty and external persuasion, including common sources of error.
• Discover how the author analyzes the causes of error and the safeguards that can guard judgment.

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