Inborn Knowledge: The Mystery Within

by Colin McGinn

An argument that nativism is true and important but mysterious, examining the particular case of ideas of sensible qualities.

In this book, Colin McGinn presents a concise, clear, and compelling argument that the origins of knowledge are innate--that nativism, not empiricism, is correct in its theory of how concepts are acquired. McGinn considers the particular case of sensible qualities--ideas of color, shape, taste, and so on. He...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262029391
• ISBN13: 9780262029391
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.6" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher