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Autore |
Lynch Michael P (Michael Patrick), <1966-> |
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In praise of reason / / Michael P. Lynch |
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Cambridge, Mass. : , : MIT Press, , [2012] |
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©2012 |
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ISBN |
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0-262-30034-6 |
1-280-49924-9 |
9786613594471 |
0-262-30113-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (179 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Reason |
Reasoning |
Rationalism |
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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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Hope and reason -- Neither slave nor master: reason, intuition and emotion -- "Nothing but dreams and smoke" -- Reasons end: tradition and common sense -- The "sacred tradition of humanity" -- Truth and the pathos of distance. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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A spirited defense of the relevance of reason for an era of popular skepticism over such matters as climate change, vaccines, and evolution. |
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