Pragmatism : the restoration of its scientific roots / Nicholas Rescher.

Author/creator Rescher, Nicholas
Format Book
Publication InfoNew Brunswick, N.J. : Transaction Publishers, ©2012.
Description313 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Pragmatism and purpose -- Pragmatism and language -- Pragmatism, cognition, and truth -- Pragmatism and rational inquiry -- Pragmatism and the aims of science -- A pragmatic justification of induction -- Pragmatism and logic -- Pragmatism and philosophy -- Morality, pragmatism, and the obligations of personhood -- The pragmatism of ideals -- Political pragmatism -- Pragmatic realism in metaphysics -- Pragmatism and art -- Pragmatism in religion (the case of Pascal) -- Objections to pragmatism -- Pragmatism's historical development.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2011042479
ISBN9781412846127
ISBN1412846129

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Joyner General Stacks B945.R453 P73 2012 ✔ Available Place Hold