Essays about: "intution"

Found 2 essays containing the word intution.

  1. 1. On how we acquire knowledge of first principles (archai) in Aristotle : A defense of intuition (nous) understood as integral to induction (epagoge)

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Avdelningen för teoretisk filosofi

    Author : Tim Collin Kuyvenhoven; [2020]
    Keywords : Aristotle; intutition; first philosophy; first prinicples; induction; epistemology; Nous; Episteme; Archai; epagoge; logos; hexis; Aristoteles; intution; första principer; induktion; kunskapsteori; Barnes; metafysik; om själen;

    Abstract : In this essay I consider from various perspectives the question of whether, for Aristotle, intuition (nous) is part of the process of induction (epagoge) helping to reach the first principles (archai) or whether nous is rather a state of knowing first brought about through a successful induction alone. I have argued we should be careful of drawing conclusions about the nature of the involvement of nous in the grasping of first principles on the basis of APo alone. READ MORE

  3. 2. Selected topics in the grammar of Français Tirailleur : A corpus study

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Avdelningen för allmän språkvetenskap

    Author : Anton Harry Norden; [2017]
    Keywords : Français Tirailleur; pidgin; contact language; noun phrase; même chose; circumlocution; Français Tirailleur; pidgin; kontaktspråk; nominalfras; même chose; cirkumlokution;

    Abstract : This corpus-based study describes some grammatical and lexical features of Français Tirailleur (FT), a pidgin spoken in the French colonial army from the mid-1800’s to the 1950’s. By examining the largest corpus available of the language, this study aims to (1) discern hitherto undescribed or strengthen previous claims about grammatical and lexical features of FT, (2) compare these features with its lexifier language and (3) identify changes over time. READ MORE