On the nature of philosophy and other philosophical essays /

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

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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...

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Rescher, Nicholas.
Year of Publication:2012
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (142 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • 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

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