Philosophy Examined : : Metaphilosophy in Pragmatic Perspective / / Nicholas Rescher.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Ebook Package English 2021
• VerfasserIn: Rescher, Nicholas,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2021]; ©2021
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (VII, 216 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Introduction: The Mission of Philosophy? --; 1 Speculative Thinking --; 2 On Problems of Getting It Right --; 3 Contextual Acceptance and Cognitive Compartmentalization --; 4 Philosophical Methodology --; 5 Aporetic Method in Philosophy --; 6 Metaphilosophical Coherentism --; 7 On Philosophical Systematization --; 8 On Validating First Principles --; 9 Our View of Reality --; 10 Optimalism and Explanatory Totalization --; 11 Thematic Stability Amidst Philosophical Development --; 12 Philosophical Disagreement and Orientational Pluralism --; 13 Philosophical Cogency --; 14 The Pragmatic Perspective --; Bibliography --; Index of Names
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9783110747386; 9783110750720; 9783110750706; 9783110754001; 9783110753776; 9783110754155; 9783110753929
• DOI: 10.1515/9783110747386
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Nicholas Rescher.

The book presents a detailed examination of many key aspects of philosophizing, ranging from the mission of philosophy, its method, its dialectic, and its epistemology. It conveys to the reader, student and scholar alike, a clear account of the aspirations and potential of the discipline. Readers will come away with a clearer understanding of the promise and challenges of philosophizing.