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Philosophical dialectics : an essay on metaphilosophy

Title: Philosophical dialectics : an essay on metaphilosophy / Nicholas Rescher.
Author: Rescher, Nicholas.
Publication: Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, ©2006.

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Description

viii, 120 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

"While the pursuit of philosophy "of" studies - of science, of art, of politics - has blossomed, the philosophy of philosophy remains a comparatively neglected domain. In this book, Nicholas Rescher fills this gap by offering a study in methodology aimed at providing a clear view of the scope and limits of philosophical inquiry. He argues that philosophy's inability to resolve all of the problems of the field does not preclude the prospect of achieving a satisfactory resolution of many or even most of them."--Jacket.

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Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (p. 109-117) and index.

Contents

Philosophical principles -- Aporetic method in philosophy -- On distinctions in philosophy -- Respect neglect and misassimilation as fallacies of philosphical distinctions -- Systemic interconnectedness and explanatory holism in philosophy -- The structure of philosophical dialectic -- Ignorance and cognitive horizons.

ISBN

9780791467459
0791467457
9780791467466
0791467465

LCCN

2005014630
9780791467459

OCLC

ocm60515276
60515276
SCSB-9430451

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library