On the nature of philosophy and other philosophical essays / / Nicholas Rescher.

• Author: Rescher, Nicholas.
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (142 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
• Other title: Frontmatter --; THE NATURE OF PHILOSOPHY AND OTHER PHILOSOPHICAL ESSAYS: Table of Contents --; Preface --; Chapter One: THE NATURE OF PHILOSOPHY --; Chapter Two: PHILOSOPHICAL REFUTATION --; Chapter Three: PRAGMATISM AND PHILOSOPHICAL INQUIRY --; Chapter Four: SELF-CONTRADICTION --; Chapter Five: ON ISSUES OF PRIORITY --; Chapter Six: THE MIRAGE OF IMMEDIATE FACTUAL KNOWLEDGE --; Chapter Seven: COGNITIVE COMPLEMENTARITY --; Chapter Eight: INDUCTION IN PRAGMATIC PERSPECTIVE --; Chapter Nine: ETHICS 101: THE BASICS OF MORALITY --; Chapter Ten: THOUGHT FASHIONS --; Chapter Eleven: MULTIASPECTIVAL EVALUATION --; Name Index --; Backmatter
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 3110320207
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Nicholas Rescher.

This book continues Rescher's longstanding practice of publishing groups of philosophical essays. Notwithstanding their thematic diversity, these discussions exhibit a uniformity of method in addressing philosophical issues via a mixture of historical contextualization, analytical scrutiny, and common-sensical concern. Their interest, such as it is, lies not just in what they do but in how they do it.