Idealism and praxis : the philosophy of Nicholas Rescher / Michele Marsonet.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marsonet, Michele.

Series:

Reading Rescher

Reading Rescher ; v. 3

Reading Rescher ; 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Idealism.

Practice (Philosophy).

Rescher, Nicholas.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (259 p.)

Place of Publication:

Frankfurt ; New Brunswick : Ontos Verlag, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This work manages to present a complete and informative overview of Nicholas Rescher's philosophy. 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

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

FOREWORD / Rescher, Nicholas

PREFACE

Chapter 1: THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

Chapter 2: BETWEEN PRAGMATISM AND ANALYSIS

Chapter 3: THE PRIMACY OF PRACTICE

Chapter 4: THE IDEALISTIC STANCE

Chapter 5: SCIENCE AND ITS LIMITS

Chapter 6: SOCIAL AND NATURAL REALITY

Chapter 7: SOCIAL AND POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY

Chapter 8: THE CONTEMPORARY DEBATE

Chapter 9 BIBLIOGRAPHICAL SOURCES

INDEX OF NAMES

Backmatter

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

3-938793-99-6

3-11-032911-5

OCLC:

851970784