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title: 'First and Fundamental Truths: Being a Treatise on Metaphysics'
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authors:
- 'James McCosh'
date: 1889-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Metaphysics'
- 'Epistemology'
scriptures:
- 'Proverbs 9'
- 'Romans 1'
- 'Psalms 19'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/mccosh-1889-first-and-fundamental-truths-being-a-treatise-on-metaphysics
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# First and Fundamental Truths: Being a Treatise on Metaphysics

McCosh defends Realistic metaphysics: the mind apprehends primitive intuitive truths that ground knowledge. He critiques skepticism and idealism.

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