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| Author:
| Kroenke, David M. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-13-145141-4 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2004 |
| Publisher: | Prentice Hall PTR
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
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This work presents a complete and informative overview ofNicholas Reschers philosphy. A prominent representative ofcontemporary pragmatism and of the twentieth centurys intellectualhistory, Rescher has written an impressive amount ofvolumes and essays on a wide variety of philosophical topics.The present book attempts to make his theses and theoriesaccessible in one single volume. Moreover, it provides an apparatusof references to the relevant literature produced byReschers critics,...
More DescriptionThis work presents a complete and informative overview ofNicholas Reschers philosphy. A prominent representative ofcontemporary pragmatism and of the twentieth centurys intellectualhistory, Rescher has written an impressive amount ofvolumes and essays on a wide variety of philosophical topics.The present book attempts to make his theses and theoriesaccessible in one single volume. Moreover, it provides an apparatusof references to the relevant literature produced byReschers critics, and positions his work in the wider setting ofits links with various contemporary American and Europeanphilosophers. The mixture of pragmatism and idealism typicalof Reschers stance is carefully taken into account, along withhis contributions to logic, philosophy of science, metaphysics,theory of knowledge, ethics, social and political philosophy.