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Philosophy examined : metaphilosophy in pragmatic perspective
- Title
- Philosophy examined : metaphilosophy in pragmatic perspective / Nicholas Rescher.
- Author
- Rescher, Nicholas
- Publication
- Berlin ; Boston : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, [2021]
- ©2021
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Details
- Description
- 216 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- The book presents a detailed examination of many key aspects of philosophizing, ranging from the mission of philosophy, its method, its dialectic, and its epistemology. It conveys to the reader, student and scholar alike, a clear account of the aspirations and potential of the discipline. Readers will come away with a clearer understanding of the promise and challenges of philosophizing.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-214) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction: The Mission of Philosophy? -- 1 Speculative Thinking -- 2 On Problems of Getting It Right -- 3 Contextual Acceptance and Cognitive Compartmentalization -- 4 Philosophical Methodology -- 5 Aporetic Method in Philosophy -- 6 Metaphilosophical Coherentism -- 7 On Philosophical Systematization -- 8 On Validating First Principles -- 9 Our View of Reality -- 10 Optimalism and Explanatory Totalization -- 11 Thematic Stability Amidst Philosophical Development -- 12 Philosophical Disagreement and Orientational Pluralism -- 13 Philosophical Cogency -- 14 The Pragmatic Perspective -- Bibliography -- Index of Names.
- Call Number
- JFE 22-1905
- ISBN
- 9783110747300
- 3110747308
- LCCN
- 2021943960
- OCLC
- 1268682608
- Author
- Rescher, Nicholas, author.
- Title
- Philosophy examined : metaphilosophy in pragmatic perspective / Nicholas Rescher.
- Publisher
- Berlin ; Boston : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, [2021]
- Copyright Date
- ©2021
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-214) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 22-1905