General epistemology

Author: (German) M. Schlick / Li Bulou
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Publish Date: 2005-11-01
Features: Philosophy and natural science are entirely compatible. However, if we acknowledge the prominent position of epistemology, it not only means that these two fields are compatible but also implies a natural connection between them. Therefore, only when this close interconnection of mutual storage and mutual permeation between them is truly established can it be justified to include this book in the series of natural sciences. The following content is titled "General Epistemology" because the issues discussed are entirely related to the ultimate principles. If the curiosity of philosophy does not lead us to these general principles but seems to remain at the level of the ultimate results, then we would find—if our starting point is natural science—that we are still within the scope of natural knowledge epistemology or scientific philosophy. Similarly, the path from historical science to general epistemology must pass through the philosophy of mathematics, and so on. In the following discussion, we cannot remain at these specific epistemological levels, although the specific arguments for our results may seem incomplete in some aspects. However, for practical reasons alone, it is entirely impossible to conduct extensive specific research in these fields. Therefore, as a whole, the completion of our arguments must be specifically tailored to the handling of these particular issues.