New Essays on the A Priori

by Paul Boghossian (Editor), Christopher Peacocke (Editor), Timothy Artin Ward

A stellar line-up of leading philosophers from around the world offer new treatments of a topic which has long been central to philosophical debate, and in which there has recently been a surge of interest. The a priori is the category of knowledge that is supposed to be independent of experience. The contributors offer a variety of approaches to the a priori and examine its role in different areas of philosophical inquiry. The editors' introduction offers an ideal way into the discussions.

Genres: Philosophy

490 pages, Hardcover

First published October 26, 2000

About the author

Paul Artin Boghossian is Silver Professor of Philosophy at New York University. He was the chair of the department from 1994 to 2004 and, as of 2022, is the current chair as well.

He is also director of the New York Institute of Philosophy and Distinguished Research Professor of Philosophy at the University of Birmingham.

Dr. Boghossian received his PhD from Princeton University in 1987. His research interests include epistemology, the philosophy of mind, and the philosophy of language.