Studies in metaphysical optimalism / Nicholas Rescher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rescher, Nicholas.

Contributor:

Rescher, Nicholas, editor.

Series:

Nicholas Rescher collected papers ; v. 12

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Metaphysics.

Cosmology.

Teleology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (96 p.)

Place of Publication:

Frankfurt : Ontos Verlag, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

For about a decade Nicholas Rescher directed the University of Pittsburgh's Center for Philosophy of Science and he has published instructive studies in this field since the 1950's. Some dozen of the contributions to the field are published in the present volume, and they combine to illustrate his characteristic approach of blending empirical data with philosophical theorizing.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

PREFACE

Chapter 1. AN INTELLIGIBLE UNIVERSE

Chapter 2. HOLISTIC EXPLANATION AND THE IDEA OF A GRAND UNIFIED THEORY

Chapter 3. THE SELF-RELIANCE OF RATIONALITY

Chapter 4. INTELLIGENCE-GEARED OPTIMALISM AS A SUITABLE CANDIDATE FOR A GRAND UNIFIED THEORY

Chapter 5. ABANDONING EFFICIENT CAUSALITY FOR AXIOTROPISM

Chapter 6. SOME OBJECTIONS TO OPTIMALISM

Chapter 7 OPTIMALISM AND PSEUDO-SCIENCE (IS OPTIMALISM UNSCIENTIFIC?)

Chapter 8. OPTIMALISM AND THEOLOGY (IS OPTIMALISM CRYPTOTHEISTIC?)

Name Index

Backmatter

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

3-11-032648-5

OCLC:

922945608