Nicholas Rescher

The Strife of Systems (eBook, PDF)

An Essay on the Grounds and Implications of Philosophical Diversity

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Produktbeschreibung

Rescher develops a theory that accounts for philosophical disagreement and shows how conflicts root in divergent 'cognitive values'-values regarding matters such as importance, centrality, and priority. He argues that given the nature of the enterprise, consensus is not a realistic goal, and failure to achieve it is not a defect.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. November 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780822976387
• Artikelnr.: 72254557

Autorenporträt

Nicholas Rescher was Distinguished University Professor of Philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh and co-chairman of the Center for Philosophy of Science. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, he served as president of the Eastern Division of the American Philosophical Association, the Leibniz Society of North America, the Charles S. Peirce Society, the American Catholic Philosophical Association, and the Metaphysical Society of America. Rescher was the author or editor of more than one hundred books, including Ignorance (On the Wider Implications of Deficient Knowledge), Philosophical Inquiries: An Introduction to Problems of Philosophy, and A Journey through Philosophy in 101 Anecdotes.