Philosophical progress : and other philosophical studies / Nicholas Rescher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rescher, Nicholas, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy, Modern--History.

Philosophy, Modern.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (134 p.)

Place of Publication:

Boston : De Gruyter, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The nine original essays collected in this volume explore the themes of philosophical progress, ultimate explanation, the metaphysics of free will, and the relation of sciences and religion. These essays exemplify Nicholas Rescher''s characteristic mode of combining historical perspectives with analytical elucidation on philosophically contested issues and utilize this methodology to address some of the salient problems of the field.

Contents:

Front matter

Preface

Table of Contents

1. Philosophical Progress

2. Issues of Ultimate Explanation

3. Evidentiating Free Will

4. God and the Grounding of Morality

5. Contextuality and the Relation to Science and Religion

6. Value Exclusion and Neutrality in Science

7. Generalization and the Future

8. Cognitive Eschatology in C. S. Peirce The Evolutionary Pathway to Scientific Knowledge

9. Reference Theory

Name Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 24, 2015).

ISBN:

9781614519935

1614519935

9781614518068

1614518068

OCLC:

890070993