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Philosophical Progress : And Other Philosophical Studies.

The nine original essays collected in this volume explore the themes of philosophical progress, ultimate explanation, the metaphysics of free will, and the relation of sciences and religion. These essays exemplify Nicholas Rescher''s characteristic mode of combining historical perspectives...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rescher, Nicholas
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boston : De Gruyter, 2014.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Preface
  • Table of Contents
  • 1. Philosophical Progress
  • 2. Issues of Ultimate Explanation
  • 3. Evidentiating Free Will
  • 4. God and the Grounding of Morality
  • 5. Contextuality and the Relation to Science and Religion
  • 6. Value Exclusion and Neutrality in Science
  • 7. Generalization and the Future
  • 8. Cognitive Eschatology in C.S. Peirce The Evolutionary Pathway to Scientific Knowledge
  • 9. Reference Theory
  • Name Index.