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Psychology

3 years ago

The concept of a priori redefined: from formal to innate structures.

From Formal to Innate—From Material to Contingent: The Development of the Concept of A Priori in Light of the Genetic Perspective

Daniele De Santis

Paper Summary

Psychology

3 years ago

The concept of a priori redefined: from formal to innate structures.

Contributions to phenomenology

From Formal to Innate—From Material to Contingent: The Development of the Concept of A Priori in Light of the Genetic Perspective

Daniele De Santis

Paper Summary

The article discusses how the concept of a priori has evolved from formal and material distinctions to innate and contingent aspects. Husserl's late genetic phenomenology views a priori in terms of transcendental structures related to the self-constitution of the concrete subject.