Limits of Science (PITTSBURGH SERIES IN PHILOSOPHY AND HISTORY OF SCIENCE)

By Nicholas Rescher

Book Overview

Perfected science is but an idealization that provides a useful contrast to highlight the limited character of what we do and can attain. This lies at the core of various debates in the philosophy of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520051807
• ISBN13: 9780520051805
• Release Date: January 1984
• Publisher: Univ of California Pr
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Well reasoned book for the armchair philosopher

Erudite study into the limits of science (and knowledge?). Strong piece of philosophy by a respected philosopher.