Epistemic pragmatism and other studies in the theory of knowledge / Nicholas Rescher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rescher, Nicholas.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pragmatism.

Epistemics.

Knowledge, Theory of.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (184 p.)

Place of Publication:

Frankfurt ; New Brunswick : Ontos Verlag, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The core of pragmatism lies in the concept of functional efficacy-of utility in short. And epistemic pragmatism accordingly focuses on the utility of our devices and practices in relation to the aims and purposes of the cognitive enterprise-answering questions, resolving puzzlement, guiding action. The present book revolves around this theme. All papers in this book bear on epistemological topics which have preoccupied Nicholas Rescher for many years. Much as with the thematic structure of this book, this interest expanded from an initial concern with the exact sciences, to encompass the epistemology of the human sciences, and ultimately the epistemology of philosophy itself.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

PREFACE

Chapter 1: EPISTEMIC PRAGMATISM

Chapter 2: LINGUISTIC PRAGMATISM

Chapter 3: ON COGNITIVE FINITUDE AND LIMITATIONS

Chapter 4: ON COGNITIVE ECONOMICS

Chapter 5: THE UNEASY UNION OF IDEALITY AND PRAGMATISM IN INQUIRY

Chapter 6: ON INCONSISTENCY AND PROVISIONAL ACCEPTANCE

Chapter 7: ON REALISM AND THE PROBLEM OF TRANSPARENT FACTS

Chapter 8: ON FALLACIES OF AGGREGATION

Chapter 9: LEIBNIZ AND THE CONDITIONS OF IDENTITY

Chapter 10: WORLDLY WOES: THE TROUBLE WITH POSSIBLE WORLDS

Chapter 11: TRIGRAPHS: A RESOURCE FOR ILLUSTRATION IN PHILOSOPHY

Chapter 12: FRAGMENTATION AND DISINTEGRATION IN PHILOSOPHY (Its Grounds and Its Implications)

NAME INDEX

Backmatter

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

3-86838-003-5

3-11-031905-5

OCLC:

857080860