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Nicholas Rescher presents the first comprehensive chronology of philosophical anecdotes, spanning from antiquity to the current era. He introduces us to the major thinkers, texts, and historical periods of Western philosophy, recounting many of the stories philosophers have used over time to engage with issues of philosophical concern: questions of meaning, truth, knowledge, value, action, and ethics. Rescher’s anecdotes touch on a wide range of themes—from logic to epistemology, ethics to metaphysics—and offer much insight into the breadth and depth of philosophical inquiry. This book illustrates the various ways philosophers throughout history have viewed the issues in their field, and how anecdotes can work to inform and encourage philosophical thought.


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  • Author : Nicholas Rescher
  • Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Press
  • Genre : Philosophy
  • Total Pages : 168 pages
  • ISBN : 0822980444
  • PDF File Size : 36,7 Mb
  • Language : English
  • Rating : 4/5 from 21 reviews

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A Journey through Philosophy in 101 Anecdotes

A Journey through Philosophy in 101 Anecdotes
  • Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Press
  • File Size : 50,9 Mb
  • Release Date : 18 June 2015
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Nicholas Rescher presents the first comprehensive chronology of philosophical anecdotes, spanning from antiquity to the current era. He introduces us to the major thinkers, texts, and historical periods of Western

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  • Release Date : 14 June 2017
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  • Release Date : 15 May 2010
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In Philosophical Inquiries, Nicholas Rescher offers his perspectives on many of the foundational concerns of philosophy and reminds us that the purpose of philosophy is to “question the questions.” Rescher

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  • File Size : 46,8 Mb
  • Release Date : 15 January 1969
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This book presents twenty essays by Nicholas Rescher, representing more than a decade of his work. The first part of the collection offers thoughts on the history of philosophy from

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Philosophical Standardism
  • Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Pre
  • File Size : 45,6 Mb
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Philosophical Standardism is ideal for bringing one of the field’s preeminent scholars into the classroom. In this novel empirical treatment of fundamental issues in philosophy, Nicholas Rescher propounds an

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  • Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Pre
  • File Size : 55,6 Mb
  • Release Date : 15 March 2001
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Luck touches us all. "Why me?" we complain when things go wrong—though seldom when things go right. But although luck has a firm hold on all our lives, we

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Ignorance
  • Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Pre
  • File Size : 46,9 Mb
  • Release Date : 28 February 2009
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Historically, there has been great deliberation about the limits of human knowledge. Isaac Newton, recognizing his own shortcomings, once described himself as “a boy standing on the seashore . . . whilst the

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Process Philosophy
  • Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Pre
  • File Size : 43,6 Mb
  • Release Date : 01 December 2000
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Process Philosophy surveys the basic issues and controversies surrounding the philosophical approach known as “process philosophy.” Process philosophy views temporality, activity, and change as the cardinal factors for our understanding

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  • Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Pre
  • File Size : 25,6 Mb
  • Release Date : 01 February 2009
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A new analysis of the occurrence, causality, and consequences of error in human thought, action, and evaluation. Defines three main categories of error, and provides a historical perspective on error