02949nam 2200661 a 450 991097308950332120230721010853.03-938793-99-63-11-032911-510.1515/9783110329117(CKB)2550000001096989(EBL)1195444(OCoLC)851970784(SSID)ssj0000801360(PQKBManifestationID)11458384(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000801360(PQKBWorkID)10793565(PQKB)10541409(DE-B1597)211893(OCoLC)853254936(DE-B1597)9783110329117(Au-PeEL)EBL1195444(CaPaEBR)ebr10728780(CaONFJC)MIL503523(Perlego)651101(MiAaPQ)EBC1195444(EXLCZ)99255000000109698920130717d2008 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrIdealism and praxis the philosophy of Nicholas Rescher /Michele MarsonetFrankfurt ;New Brunswick Ontos Verlag20081 online resource (259 p.)Reading Rescher ;3Reading Rescher ;v. 3Description based upon print version of record.3-11-032869-0 1-299-72272-5 Includes bibliographical references and index. 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 -- BackmatterThis 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 EuropeanReading RescherIdealismPractice (Philosophy)Idealism.Practice (Philosophy)191Marsonet Michele60093MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910973089503321Idealism and praxis4446032UNINA