02091cam a22002893u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000060010610000380011224500360015026400510018630000470023733600260028433700260031033800360033650000310037250801010040352011940050453400450169865300150174385600430175813608UtSlPG20260610133325.0mcr n260607r2004||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aes2iso639-1 4aB1 aBalmes, Jaime Luciano,d1810-184810aFilosofía Fundamental, Tomo I 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2004  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2004-10-05  aProduced by Miranda van de Heijning, Paz Barrios and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team  a"Filosofía Fundamental, Tomo I" by Jaime Luciano Balmes is a philosophical treatise written during the mid-19th century. This work aims to delve into foundational philosophical questions, particularly focusing on the topic of certainty and its implications for human knowledge and understanding. Balmes expresses a desire to expand philosophical studies in Spain and protect against the rise of erroneous philosophical ideas.  The opening of the book introduces the foundational issues surrounding the concept of certainty, arguing that it is crucial for establishing the basis of knowledge. Balmes asserts that philosophy should not start with doubt but should recognize the existence of certainty as an innate aspect of human nature. In the initial chapters, he discusses how humans instinctively know certain truths, such as their existence and the existence of the physical world around them, without needing to reflect on them intellectually. By emphasizing the significance of certainty, Balmes sets the stage for analyzing various philosophical approaches and the limitations of human understanding in grasping the essence of reality. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aPhilosophy40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13608