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Autore |
Marsonet Michele |
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Titolo |
Idealism and praxis [[electronic resource] ] : the philosophy of Nicholas Rescher / / Michele Marsonet |
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Frankfurt ; ; New Brunswick, : Ontos Verlag, 2008 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (259 p.) |
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Collana |
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Reading Rescher ; ; 3 |
Reading Rescher ; ; v. 3 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Idealism |
Practice (Philosophy) |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD / Rescher, Nicholas -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1: THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND -- Chapter 2: BETWEEN PRAGMATISM AND ANALYSIS -- Chapter 3: THE PRIMACY OF PRACTICE -- Chapter 4: THE IDEALISTIC STANCE -- Chapter 5: SCIENCE AND ITS LIMITS -- Chapter 6: SOCIAL AND NATURAL REALITY -- Chapter 7: SOCIAL AND POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY -- Chapter 8: THE CONTEMPORARY DEBATE -- Chapter 9 BIBLIOGRAPHICAL SOURCES -- INDEX OF NAMES -- Backmatter |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This work manages to present a complete and informative overview of Nicholas Rescher's philosophy. A prominent representative of contemporary pragmatism and of 20th century's thought at large, Rescher wrote an impressive amount of volumes and essays on a wide variety of philosophical topics. The present book purports to make his theses and theories accessible in one single volume. Moreover, it provides an apparatus of references to the relevant literature produced by Rescher's critics, and positions his work in the wider setting of its links with various contemporary American and European |
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