Nicholas Rescher

Metaphilosophy

Philosophy in Philosophical Perspective

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Nicholas Rescher unites two facets of metaphilosophy to show that the historical perspective and forward-thinking normative, or systematic, approach are, together, an integral component of philosophy itself.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Oktober 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 571g
• ISBN-13: 9780739199770
• ISBN-10: 0739199773
• Artikelnr.: 41371168

Autorenporträt

Nicholas Rescher is distinguished university professor of philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh. In a research career extending over six decades, he has published over three hundred articles and written over a hundred philosophy texts, including A System of Pragmatic Idealism, The Limits of Science, Conditionals, Philosophical Reasoning: A Study in the Methodology of Philosphizing, Enlightening Journey: The Autobiography of an American Scholar, and Unknowability: An Inquiry Into the Limits of Knowledge.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: The Mission of Philosophy
Chapter 2: Systematizing the Data of Philosophy
Chapter 3: Philosophical Exposition
Chapter 4: The Taxonomy of Philosophy
Chapter 5: Some Principles of Philosophy
Chapter 6: Philosophical Method: Apories and Evaluative Harmonization
Chapter 7: Philosophical Legitimation via Systematization
Chapter 8: Philosophical Refutation
Chapter 9: Coming to Terms with Philosophical Dissensus
Chapter 10: Can Philosophy Be Objective?
Chapter 11: Influence among Philosophers
Chapter 12: Does Philosophy Make Progress?
Chapter 13: On Philosophy as a Guide to Life?
Chapter 14: The Philosophy Industry in the USA
Chapter 15: How the History of Philosophy Relates to Philosophy Itself?
Chapter 16: Interpreting Philosophical Texts
Chapter 17:How to Think Like a Philosopher