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title: 'A Criticism of the Critical Philosophy: A Reply to Professor Mahaffy'
type: pdf
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authors:
- 'James McCosh'
date: 1878-11-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Epistemology'
- 'Metaphysics'
scriptures:
- 'Proverbs 1'
- 'Romans 1'
- 'Psalms 19'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/mccosh-1878-a-criticism-of-the-critical-philosophy-a-reply-to-professor-mahaffy
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# A Criticism of the Critical Philosophy: A Reply to Professor Mahaffy

Critiques Kant's Critical Philosophy, defending inductive metaphysics and intuitive principles. Urges empirical observation and self-evident truths against Kantian skepticism.

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