Author: Richard Burthogge

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-12-23

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 9780484520072

Excerpt from The Philosophical Writings of Richard Burthogge But granting that Burthogge seems to combine incon sistently a quasi-kantian category doctrine with a Lockian sensationalism, the apparent inconsistency is not impossible of explanation. The explanation lies in two facts: in the first place, Burthogge does not include in his teaching an important part Of the Kantian doctrine; and in the second place, his sensationalism is not of the thoroughgoing Lock ian type. Burthogge never attributes, as Kant does, a prior: validity to notions. While holding that notions are sub jective and that they actively contribute to the make-up Of the Object, he never positively admits the Kantian teaching that these notions constitute the a priori condition under which alone sense-experience is possible. And, on the other hand, Burthogge does not hold with Locke, that sense impressions enter the empty cabinet unaccompanied. Bur thogge's teaching seems to be rather that, though sense impressions are the beginning of knowledge, they never appear in the mind by themselves. Upon the occasion Of sense-experience there are inevitably aroused in the mind certain notions. These notions are not derived from sense, but, lying dormant in the mind, are made operative upon the occasion of sense-experience. In other words, Burthogge holds neither the Kantian view that notions are the meces sary condition for sense-experience, nor the Lockian view that they are merely an outgrowth from sense-experience. He seems to hold rather, that they are the inevitable ac companiment of sense-experience, giving to it meaning. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.