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Nicholas Rescher
This book is a survey of key issues in the theory of evaluation aimed at exhibiting and clarifying the rational nature of the thought-procedures involved. By means of theoretical analysis…
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This second edition of Free Will presents a complete treatment of the history of the debate over whether humans have free will
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Setting out from the principle that luck can be measured by the gap between reasonable expectation and eventual realization, the book develops step-by-step a mathematical theory that accommodates the entire…
Originally published in 1966. This book presents a tolerably accurate and precise account of the logically relevant facets of a command, to study the nature of inference in reasonings involving…
Includes ten essays based on a series of investigations by the author, on epistemology.
Knowledge of facts is essential for the management of life. Most studies of the subject examine how we go about trying to obtain it. In this book, Rescher inquires into…
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…
In this highly accesible work, Rescher offers a realistic view of the nature and operation of luck to help us come to terms with life in a chaotic world.
The book offers a reflection on the nature, scope, and limits of knowledge that have been at the focus of the author’s work over decades. They join in exploring the…
This book covers a varied spectrum of ethical topics, ranging from the fundamental considerations regarding ethical values, to the rationale of obligation, and the ethical management of societal and personal…
Epistemic Pragmatism and Other Studies in the Theory of Knowledge
Human finitude and its implications have long been one of the central themes of Western philosophy. This book includes essays that explores various facets of this not altogether pleasing fact…
Philosophizing is an activity-a process carries on by mind-endeavored creatures. But philosophy itself-the product of philosophy-is an abstraction which, as such, exists in its own way. Like chemistry or poetry…
Presents author’s practice of publishing occasional studies that form part of a wider program of investigation of the scope and limits of rational inquiry in the pursuit of understanding.
Presents author’s practice of publishing groups of philosophical essays that originated in occasional lecture and conference presentations.
Presents author’s practice of publishing groups of philosophical essays.
Im Verlauf der vergangenen Jahrzehnte sind verschiedene Aufsatze Reschers in Deutsch erschienen, die in diesem Band zusammengefasst werden. Es handelt sich hauptsachlich um drei Themengebiete: Erkenntnistheorie, philosophische Anthropologie und Metaphilosophie…
A book is written in what has been called the affable spirit of compromise or conciliation between science and religion. It features a key thesis is that these two can…
Is Philosophy Dispensable? And other philosophical essays
Issues in the Philosophy of Religion
Being and Value
Studies in Cognitive Finitude
Value Matters - Studies in Axiology
Process philosophy has established itself as one of the 20th century’s prime contributions to philosophical thought and Nicholas Rescher has for many years figured among its prime exponents. This book…
Cosmos and Logos - Studies in Greek Philosophy
Addresses the representation of information in linguistic formulation, and modes of cogent demonstration in logic, mathematics, and empirical investigation, as well as the role of logic in philosophical deliberations. This…
Explores looking from a scientific point of view at such central ideas of traditional metaphysics as the simplicity of nature, its comprehensibility, or its systematic integrity. Rescher seeks to describe…
Rescher explores the prospect of looking from a scientific point of view at such central ideas of traditional metaphysics as the simplicity of nature, its comprehensibility, or its systematic integrity.
Rescher outlines and addresses the main areas of metaphysical concern, giving an integrated overview of key philosophical problems.
Epistemic Principles: A Primer of the Theory of Knowledge presents a compact account of the basic principles of the theory of knowledge.
Philosophical Pragmatism looks at human affairs and the condition of man from a purposive point of view.
Paradoxes are sets of propositions that are individually plausible, but collectively inconsitent. This book introduces the subject of paradoxes, it surveys the range of types of paradoxes, and introduces an…
The studies gathered in this volume pay homage to the spirit of Scholasticism. They address key issues in that tradition - some from an historical point of view, others from…
In this unique work Nicholas Rescher tackles the major questions of philosophical inquiry, pondering the nature of truth and existence.
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Cognitive Harmony is part of an exciting new trilogy exploring the theory of knowledge by one of the world’s foremost philosophers. Together the books provide an integrated approach to the…
Realism and Pragmatic Epistemology is part of an exciting new trilogy exploring the theory of knowledge by one of the world’s foremost philosophers. Together the books provide an integrated approach…
This book offers a clear, accessible introduction to the theory of reporting, with a special emphasis on national security, particularly military and diplomatic reporting, drawing on examples from historical accounts…
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…
Rescher presents a broad-ranging study that examines the manifestations, consequences, and occasional benefits of ignorance in areas of philosophy, scientific endeavor, and ordinary life.
Citing thinkers from the pre-Socratics through Spinoza, Hegel, and Nicolai Hartmann, he builds a framework for coping with the complexities of divergent theses, and shows in detail how aporetic analysis…
Process philosophy views temporality, activity, and change as the cardinal factors in our understanding of the real, and emphasizes process over product. In this work Nicholas Rescher provides an accessible…
Epistemic Logic is part of an exciting new trilogy exploring the theory of knowledge by one of the world’s foremost philosophers. Together the books provide an integrated approach to the…
This expanded edition adds new chapters that explore Leibniz’s revolutionary deciphering machine.
The first comprehensive chronology of philosophical anecdotes, from antiquity to the current era.
Nicholas Rescher presents the first translation of medieval Arabic philosopher al-Farabi’s Short Commentary on Prior Analytics in English, and supplements this with an informative introduction and numerous explanatory footnotes.
The four main essays in this volume investigate new sectors of the theory of decision, preference, act-characteristics, and action analysis. These are complemented by appendices on a study of the…
