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Philosophical dialectics : an essay on metaphilosophy / Nicholas Rescher.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Rescher, Nicholas.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Methodology.
Philosophy.
Metaphysics.
Process philosophy.
Dialectic.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (130 p.)
Place of Publication:
Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, c2006.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
While the pursuit of philosophy "of" studies—of science, of art, of politics—has blossomed, the philosophy of philosophy remains a comparatively neglected domain. In this book, Nicholas Rescher fills this gap by offering a study in methodology aimed at providing a clear view of the scope and limits of philosophical inquiry. He argues that philosophy's inability to resolve all of the problems of the field does not preclude the prospect of achieving a satisfactory resolution of many or even most of them.
Contents:
Philosophical principles
Aporetic method in philosophy
On distinctions in philosophy
Respect neglect and misassimilation as fallacies of philosophical distinctions
Systemic interconnectedness and explanatory holism in philosophy
The structure of philosophical dialectic
Ignorance and cognitive horizons.
Notes:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references (p. 115-117) and index.
ISBN:
9780791481813
0791481816
9781423773443
1423773446
OCLC:
69178306

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