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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824174703321

Autore

Rescher Nicholas

Titolo

Philosophical progress : and other philosophical studies / / Nicholas Rescher

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boston : , : De Gruyter, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

1-61451-993-5

1-61451-806-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (134 p.)

Classificazione

CC 1100

Disciplina

101

Soggetti

Philosophy, Modern - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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.