Marsonet Idealism and Praxis

The Philosophy of Nicholas Rescher
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-3-11-032911-7
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 245 Seiten

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This work manages to present a complete and informative overview of Nicholas Rescher’s philosphy. A prominent representative of contemporary pragmatism and of 20th century’s thought at large, Rescher wrote an impressive amount of volumes and essays on a wide variety of philosophical topics. The present book purports to make his theses and theories accessible in one single volume. Moreover, it provides an apparatus of references to the relevant literature produced by Rescher’s critics, and positions his work in the wider setting of its links with various contemporary American and European philosophers. The mixture of pragmatism and idealism, typical of Rescher’s stance, is carefully taken into account, along with his contributions to logic, philosophy of science, metaphysics, theory of knowledge, ethics, social and political philosophy.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Marsonet, Michele

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Moderne Philosophische Disziplinen Pragmatismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Westliche Philosophie: 20./21. Jahrhundert

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;CONTENTS;5
2;FOREWORDBy Nicholas Rescher;7
3;PREFACE;9
4;Chapter 1THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND;13
5;Chapter 2BETWEEN PRAGMATISM ANDANALYSIS;33
6;Chapter 3THE PRIMACY OF PRACTICE;57
7;Chapter 4THE IDEALISTIC STANCE;81
8;Chapter 5SCIENCE AND ITS LIMITS;111
9;Chapter 6SOCIAL AND NATURAL REALITY;135
10;Chapter 7SOCIAL AND POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY;163
11;Chapter 8THE CONTEMPORARY DEBATE;193
12;Chapter 9BIBLIOGRAPHICAL SOURCES;221
13;INDEX OF NAMES;251