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The present book continues Rescher s longstanding practice of publishing groups of philosophical essays that originated in occasional lecture and conference presentations. Notwithstanding their topical diversity they exhibit a uniformity of method in a common attempt to view historically significant...
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De Gruyter,
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| Publisher Address: | Berlin/Boston : |
| Publication Dates: |
[2013] ©2013 |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
The present book continues Rescher s longstanding practice of publishing groups of philosophical essays that originated in occasional lecture and conference presentations. Notwithstanding their topical diversity they exhibit a uniformity of method in a common attempt to view historically significant philosophical issues in the light of modern perspectives opened up through conceptual clarification. |
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1 online resource (139 pages) : illustrations Also available in print edition. |
| Bibliography: | Zahlr. Abb. |
| ISBN: | 9783110329216 |
| Index Number: | BD161 |
| CLC: | B017 |
| Contents: |
Frontmatter -- Preface -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- Chapter 1: Epistemic Merit -- Chapter 2: Is Cognitive Self-Criticism Rationally Possible? -- Chapter 3: The Problem of Future Knowledge -- Chapter 4: Diminishing Returns -- Chapter 5: Practical vs. Theoretical Reason -- Chapter 6: On Evaluating Scientific Theories -- Chapter 7: Authority -- Chapter 8: Cognitive Diffusion -- Chapter 9: Modeling in Pragmatic Perspective -- Chapter 10: Historical Perspectives on the Systematization of Knowledge -- Chapter 11: Communicative Approximation in Philosophy -- Chapter 12: Particular Philosophies vs. Philosophy at Large -- Chapter 13: Ultimate Explanation. |