Cognitive Pragmatism: The Theory of Knowledge in Pragmatic Perspective

by Nicholas Rescher

In Cognitive Pragmatism, Nicholas Rescher tackles the major questions of philosophical inquiry, pondering the nature of truth and existence. In the authoritative voice and calculated manner that we've come to expect from this distinguished philosopher, Rescher argues that the development of knowledge is a practice, pursued by humans because we have a need for its products. This pragmatic approach satisfies our innate urge as humans to make...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822941538
• ISBN13: 9780822941538
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.2"