Philosophical inquiries : an introduction to problems of philosophy / Nicholas Rescher.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2010]Copyright date: ©2010Description: 1 online resource (232 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
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  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780822973782 (e-book)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Philosophical inquiries : an introduction to problems of philosophy.DDC classification:
  • 100 22
LOC classification:
  • BD21 .R47 2010eb
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Contents:
The task of philosophy -- Knowledge and scepticism -- Limits of science -- Realism/idealism -- Intelligent design -- Fallacies regarding free will -- Mind and matter -- Pragmatism and practical rationality -- The demands of morality -- By whose standards? -- Pluralism and concretization quandaries -- The power of ideals -- Science and religion -- On the improvability of the world -- Why philosophy?
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The task of philosophy -- Knowledge and scepticism -- Limits of science -- Realism/idealism -- Intelligent design -- Fallacies regarding free will -- Mind and matter -- Pragmatism and practical rationality -- The demands of morality -- By whose standards? -- Pluralism and concretization quandaries -- The power of ideals -- Science and religion -- On the improvability of the world -- Why philosophy?

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