Error: (On Our Predicament When Things Go Wrong )

by Nicholas Rescher

Book Overview

In Error, Nicholas Rescher presents a fresh analysis of the occurrence, causality, and consequences of error in human thought, action, and evaluation. Rescher maintains that error-avoidance and truth-achievement are distinct but equally important factors for rational inquiry, and that error is inherent in the human cognitive process (to err is human). He defines three main categories of error: cognitive (failure to realize truths); practical (failure...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822960117
• ISBN13: 9780822960119
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.2" x 7.9"