Metaphilosophy: Philosophy in Philosophical Perspective

by Nicholas Rescher

The definitive mission of metaphilosophy is to facilitate an understanding of how philosophy works-the aim of the enterprise, the instrumental and procedural resources for its work, and the prospect of its success. Nicholas Rescher unites two facets of metaphilosophy to show that historical perspective and forward-thinking normative, or systematic, metaphilosophy cannot be independent of one another. The descriptive, or historical, metaphilosophy...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739199773
• ISBN13: 9780739199770
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"