Epistemological Studies / / Nicholas Rescher.
The present book continues Rescher's longstanding practice of publishing occasional studies written for formal presentation and informal discussion with colleagues. They form part of a wider program of investigation of the scope and limits of rational inquiry in the pursuit of knowledge.
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2013] ©2009 |
Year of Publication: | 2013 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource :; Zahl. Abb. |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1: INTELLIGENCE AND EVOLUTIONARY INNOVATION
- Chapter 2: ON OVERSIMPLIFICATION AND THE GROWTH OF KNOWLEDGE
- Chapter 3: VAGUENESS: SOME VARIANT APPROACHES
- Chapter 4: UNDERDETERMINATION
- Chapter 5: COGNITIVE COMPROMISE: On Managing Cognitive Risk in the Face of Imperfect/Flawed Information
- Chapter 6: AUTHORITY
- Chapter 7: AN EXPLANATORY CONUNDRUM
- Chapter 8: THE MUSICAL CHAIRS PARADOX
- Chapter 9: TRANSCENDENTAL ARGUMENTATION AND HUMAN NATURE
- Chapter 10: A MULTITUDE OF WORLDS?
- Name Index
- Backmatter