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Record Nr.

UNINA9910973136403321

Autore

Rescher Nicholas

Titolo

Epistemological studies / / Nicholas Rescher

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Frankfurt, : Ontos Verlag, 2009

ISBN

3-86838-048-5

3-11-031949-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (121 p.)

Disciplina

121

Soggetti

Knowledge, Theory of

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

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1: INTELLIGENCE AND EVOLUTIONARY INNOVATION -- Chapter 2: ON OVERSIMPLIFICATION AND THE GROWTH OF KNOWLEDGE -- Chapter 3: VAGUENESS: SOME VARIANT APPROACHES -- Chapter 4: UNDERDETERMINATION -- Chapter 5: COGNITIVE COMPROMISE: On Managing Cognitive Risk in the Face of Imperfect/Flawed Information -- Chapter 6: AUTHORITY -- Chapter 7: AN EXPLANATORY CONUNDRUM -- Chapter 8: THE MUSICAL CHAIRS PARADOX -- Chapter 9: TRANSCENDENTAL ARGUMENTATION AND HUMAN NATURE -- Chapter 10: A MULTITUDE OF WORLDS? -- Name Index -- Backmatter

Sommario/riassunto

The present book continues Rescher's longstanding practice of publishing occasional studies written for formal presentation and informal discussion with colleagues. They form part of a wider program of investigation of the scope and limits of rational inquiry in the pursuit of knowledge.