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Autore |
Rescher Nicholas |
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The pragmatic vision : themes in philosophical pragmatism / / Nicholas Rescher |
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Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (165 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Pragmatism |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Contents; Preface; Chapter One. The Pragmatic Vision; Chapter Two. Theoretical Utility: On Theory and Practice in Pragmatic Perspective; Chapter Three. Knowledge in Pragmatic Perspective; Chapter Four. Leaping in the Dark and Other Aspects of Rational Inquiry; Chapter Five. Supposition as a Pragmatic Device; Chapter Six. Induction as a Pragmatic Resource; Chapter Seven. Fact and Value in Pragmatic Perspective; Chapter Eight. Free Will in Pragmatic Perspective; Chapter Nine. On Explaining and Evaluating Human Actions; Chapter Ten. Condemnation versus Blame in Pragmatic Perspective |
Chapter Eleven. On the Pragmatic Role of Positive Interpersonal AttitudesChapter Twelve. The Pragmatics of Betterment; Chapter Thirteen. Can Pragmatism Validate Itself?; Chapter Fourteen. Pragmatism and Religion; Name Index; About the Author |
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This book examines how pragmatism's central idea can be applied and implemented across the entire range of philosophical deliberations, ranging from theory of knowledge and the value theory to the explanation of human action and even to matters of ethics and religion. |
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