The question of the a priori—can an adequate epistemology be developed without appeal to a non-empirical source of justification?—is a core issue running th

In this book, David Stump traces alternative conceptions of the a priori in the philosophy of science and defends a unique position in the current debates over

This book deals with questions about the nature of a priori knowledge and its relation to empirical knowledge. Until the twentieth century, it was more or less

Addressing a wide range of topics, from Newton to Post-Kuhnian philosophy of science, these essays critically examine themes that have been central to the influ