Pragmatic idealism and scientific prediction : a philosophical system and its approach to prediction in science / Amanda Guillán.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Guillán, Amanda, author.

Series:

European studies in philosophy of science ; v. 8.

European studies in philosophy of science, 2365-4228 ; volume 8

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rescher, Nicholas.

Pragmatism.

Idealism.

Philosophy and science.

Physical Description:

ix, 336 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2017]

Summary:

This monograph analyzes Nicholas Rescher's system of pragmatic idealism. It also looks at his approach to prediction in science. Coverage highlights a prominent contribution to a central topic in the philosophy and methodology of science. The author offers a full characterization of Rescher's system of philosophy. She presents readers with a comprehensive philosophico-methodological analysis of this important work. Her research takes into account different thematic realms: semantic, logical, epistemological, methodological, ontological, axiological, and ethical. The book features three, thematic-parts: I) General coordinates, Semantic features and Logical components of scientific prediction; II) PredictivekKnowledge and predictive processes in Rescher's methodological pragmatism; and III) From reality to values: Ontological features, Axiological elements, and Ethical aspects of scientific prediction. This insightful analysis offers a critical reconstruction of Rescher's philosophy. The system he created is often characterized as pragmatic idealism that is open to some realist elements. He is a prominent representative of contemporary pragmatism who has made a great deal of contributions to the study of this topic. This area is crucial for science and it has been little considered in the philosophy of science.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9783319630427

3319630423

OCLC:

992746369