Beyond Scepticism and Realism: A Constructive Exploration of Husserlian and Whiteheadian Methods of Inquiry

Front Matter....Pages i-vii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Basic Assumptions and Predetermined Arguments....Pages 3-13
Fallacies of Reductionism....Pages 14-26
The Phenomenological, Ontological and Linguistic Methods....Pages 27-52
The Criteria of Proof....Pages 53-61
Front Matter....Pages 63-63
Root Axiom: “Consciousness”....Pages 65-84
The Heuristic Principle: “Intentionality”....Pages 85-109
Deductions: Private Knowledge from Intentional Consciousness....Pages 110-118
Conclusions: The Principles of Sceptical Knowledge....Pages 119-123
Front Matter....Pages 125-125
Root-Axiom: “Being”....Pages 127-133
The Heuristic Principle: “Process”....Pages 134-168
Deductions: Public Knowledge from Ontic Process....Pages 169-188
Conclusions: Principles of Realistic Knowledge....Pages 189-192
Front Matter....Pages 193-193
Principle of Verification....Pages 195-198
The Correlation of the Categories of Sceptical and Realist Knowledge....Pages 199-210
The Fundamental Analogies....Pages 211-214
Verification of the Analogous Propositions....Pages 215-218
Front Matter....Pages 219-219
Other Minds, Social Reality and Memory....Pages 221-229
Basic Concepts and Conditions of Meaningful Metaphysics....Pages 230-233
Back Matter....Pages 234-237