Understanding the Role and Nature of Intuition in Philosophical Inquiry

Dissertation, Queen's University (2017)
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Abstract

This thesis explores the role and nature of intuition in philosophical inquiry. Appeals to intuition have either been used as evidence for or against philosophical theories or as constitutive features of judgement. I attempt to understand our uses of intuition by appealing to tacit knowledge. The hope is to elicit a picture of intuition as being practical and explanatory. Our reliance on intuition is warranted if we understand it as an expression of tacit knowledge.

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Nicolas Nicola
Brandon University

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