Philosophical deliberations / Nicholas Rescher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rescher, Nicholas.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (152 p.)

Place of Publication:

Frankfurt ; New Brunswick : Ontos Verlag, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Philosophical Deliberations continues for the 2011/12 biennium Rescher longstanding practice of publishing groups of philosophical essays. Notwithstanding their thematic diversity, these discussions exhibit a uniformity of method in addressing philosophical issues and a commonality of objective: the elucidation of philosophically pivotal ideas.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Chapter One: MULTI-ASPECTIVAL EVALUATION

Chapter Two: PROCESS EGALITARIANISM AND THE PROBLEMS OF FAIRNESS

Chapter Three: RESOLVING A RISK DILEMMA

Chapter Four: SUPEREROGATION

Chapter Five: FREE WILL

Chapter Six: ONTOLOGICAL OBLIGATION

Chapter Seven: THE PARALLELISM BETWEEN RATIONAL INQUIRY AND EVALUATION

Chapter Eight: PHILOSOPHICAL CONFIRMATION AND ITS LIMITS

Chapter Nine: DESCRIPTIVE METAPHYSICS

Chapter Ten. ON THE NATURE OF PHILOSOPHY

Chapter Eleven: PRAGMATISM IDEALISM

Chapter Twelve: PRESIDENTIAL VIEWS OF PHILOSOPHICAL PROGRESS

Chapter Thirteen: THE GREEK WAYS OF PHILOSOPHIZING

NAME INDEX

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

3-86838-183-X

3-11-032068-1

OCLC:

853653833