Philosophical Clarifications: Studies Illustrating the Methodology of Philosophical Elucidation

By Nicholas Rescher

Book Overview

Preface

PART I: ISSUES OF PHILOSOPHY

Introduction

Chapter 1: On Philosophical Deliberation

Chapter 2: On Philosophical Historiography

Chapter 3: Pragmatic Perspectives

PART II: ISSUES OF KNOWLEDGE

Chapter 4: Imprecise Boundaries

Chapter 5: Conjecture

Chapter 6: The Limits of Language

Chapter 7: Quantitative Epistemology

Chapter 8: Issues of Explanation

Chapter 9: Does Inference to the Best Explanation Work?

Chapter 10: Contingency

PART III: ISSUES OF PRACTICE

Chapter 11: Luck

Chapter 12: The Protagoras Perplex

Chapter 13: Acknowledging Scientific Contributions

Chapter 14: Personal vs. Social Utilitarianism

Chapter 15: On Excuses for Moral Obligation

Chapter 16: On the Philosophy of Religion

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030152685
• ISBN13: 9783030152680
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 241 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"