Nicholas Rescher

Ventures in Philosophical History

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The book provides a series of innovative studies of the treatment of major issues by philosophers ranging from classical antiquity to the present day.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Anthem Press
• Seitenzahl: 168
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Oktober 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 405g
• ISBN-13: 9781839986345
• ISBN-10: 1839986344
• Artikelnr.: 63939775

Autorenporträt

Nicholas Rescher is an extensively published philosopher. He has been awarded the Aquinas Medal of the American Catholic Philosophical Association, the Helmholtz Medal of the Berlin/Brandenburg Academy of Sciences, and the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. Honorary degrees have been awarded to him by eight universities in three continents.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Principles of Leibnizian Metaphysics
Chapter 2: Leibniz and "The Liar" Paradox
Chapter 3: Hume and Conceivability
Chapter 4: Hume and Rationality
Chapter 5: The Rationale of Kantian Ethics
Chapter 6: Kant on a Key Difference between Philosophy and Science
Chapter 7: Pragmatic Perspectives
Chapter 8: Wittgenstein's Logocentrism
Chapter 9: Did Leibniz Anticipate Gödel?
Chapter 10: The Agenda of Philosophy
Index of Names