Epistemology: An Introduction to the Theory of Knowledge (Suny Series in Philosophy) - Couverture souple

Rescher, Nicholas

 
9780791458129: Epistemology: An Introduction to the Theory of Knowledge (Suny Series in Philosophy)
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ISBN 10 : 0791458121 ISBN 13 : 9780791458129
Editeur : State University of New York Press, 2003

Synopsis

A comprehensive introduction to the theory of knowledge.

Guided by the founding ideas of American pragmatism, Epistemology provides a clear example of the basic concepts involved in knowledge acquisition and explains the principles at work in the development of rational inquiry. It examines how these principles analyze the course of scientific progress and how the development of scientific inquiry inevitably encounters certain natural disasters. At the center of the book's deliberations there lies not only the potential for scientific progress but also the limit of science as well. This comprehensive introduction to the theory of knowledge addresses a myriad of topics, including the critique of skepticism, the nature of rationality, the possibility of science for extraterrestrial intelligences, and the prospect of insoluble issues in science.

"This book covers a wide span of issues in epistemology and encapsulates complex debates with lucidity. It lives up to its goal of organizing research in contemporary theory of knowledge into a 'single systematic whole.'" — Vrinda Dalmiya, University of Hawaii at Manoa

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À propos de l?auteur

Nicholas Rescher is University Professor of Philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh. He is the author of more than one hundred books, including Epistemology: An Introduction to the Theory of Knowledge; Realistic Pragmatism: An Introduction to Pragmatic Philosophy; Predicting the Future: An Introduction to the Theory of Forecasting; Process Metaphysics: An Introduction to Process Philosophy; and Dialectics: A Controversy-Oriented Approach to the Theory of Knowledge; all published by SUNY Press. Among his many achievements, he is former president of the American Philosophical Association and recipient of the Alexander von Humboldt Prize for Humanistic Scholarship.

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Éditeur
State University of New York Press
Date d'édition
2003
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0791458121
ISBN 13 
9780791458129
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
424
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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9780791458112: Epistemology: An Introduction to the Theory of Knowledge

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ISBN 10 :  0791458113 ISBN 13 :  9780791458112
Editeur : State University of New York Press, 2003
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