Epistemological studies / Nicholas Rescher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rescher, Nicholas.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Knowledge, Theory of.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (121 p.)

Place of Publication:

Frankfurt : Ontos Verlag, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The present book continues Rescher's longstanding practice of publishing occasional studies written for formal presentation and informal discussion with colleagues. They form part of a wider program of investigation of the scope and limits of rational inquiry in the pursuit of knowledge.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Chapter 1: INTELLIGENCE AND EVOLUTIONARY INNOVATION

Chapter 2: ON OVERSIMPLIFICATION AND THE GROWTH OF KNOWLEDGE

Chapter 3: VAGUENESS: SOME VARIANT APPROACHES

Chapter 4: UNDERDETERMINATION

Chapter 5: COGNITIVE COMPROMISE: On Managing Cognitive Risk in the Face of Imperfect/Flawed Information

Chapter 6: AUTHORITY

Chapter 7: AN EXPLANATORY CONUNDRUM

Chapter 8: THE MUSICAL CHAIRS PARADOX

Chapter 9: TRANSCENDENTAL ARGUMENTATION AND HUMAN NATURE

Chapter 10: A MULTITUDE OF WORLDS?

Name Index

Backmatter

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

3-86838-048-5

3-11-031949-7

OCLC:

851970979