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The pragmatic vision : themes in philosophical pragmatism / Nicholas Rescher

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Rescher, Nicholas
Published
Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, 2013.
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Contents
Preface -- Chapter 1: The Pragmatic Vision -- Chapter 2: Theoretical Utility -- Chapter 3: Knowledge in Pragmatic Perspective -- Chapter 4: Leaping in the Dark and Other Aspects of Rational Inquiry -- Chapter 5: Supposition as a Pragmatic Device -- Chapter 6: Induction as a Pragmatic Resource -- Chapter 7: Fact and Value in Pragmatic Perspective -- Chapter 8: Free Will in Pragmatic Perspective -- Chapter 9: On Explaining and Evaluating Human Actions -- Chapter 10: Condemnation versus Blame in Pragmatic Perspective -- Chapter 11: On the Pragmatic Role of Positive Interpersonal Attitudes -- Chapter 12: The Pragmatics of Betterment -- Chapter 13: Can Pragmatism Validate Itself? -- Chapter 14: Pragmatism and Religion -- About the Author.
Summary
This book examines how pragmatism's central idea can be applied and implemented across the entire range of philosophical deliberations, ranging from theory of knowledge and the value theory to the explanation of human action and even to matters of ethics and religion.
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9781442227064 (electronic bk.)
1442227060 (electronic bk.)
1306188946 (ebk)
9781306188944 (ebk)
9781442227057
1442227052
Note
Includes index.
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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