Metaphilosophy: Philosophy in Philosophical Perspective - Rilegato

Rescher, Nicholas

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ISBN 10: 0739199773 ISBN 13: 9780739199770

Casa editrice: Lexington Books, 2014

Riassunto

The definitive mission of metaphilosophy is to facilitate an understanding of how philosophy works—the aim of the enterprise, the instrumental and procedural resources for its work, and the prospect of its success. Nicholas Rescher unites two facets of metaphilosophy to show that historical perspective and forward-thinking normative, or systematic, metaphilosophy cannot be independent of one another. The descriptive, or historical, metaphilosophy provides an account ofwhat has been thought regarding the conduct of philosophical inquiry, and the prescriptive, or normative, metaphilosophy which deliberates about what is to be thought regarding the conduct of philosophizing. Rescher argues that metaphilosophy forms a part of philosophy itself. This is a unique feature of the discipline since the philosophy of biology is not a part of biology and the philosophy of mathematics is not a part of mathematics. Ultimately, the salient features of philosophizing in general—including the inherently controversial and discordant nature of philosophical doctrines—are also bound to afflict metaphilosophy. Thus, only by a careful analysis of the central issues can a plausible view of the enterprise be developed.

Metaphilosophy: Philosophy in Philosophical Perspectivechallenges the static, compartmentalized view of metaphilosophy, providing insight for scholars and students of all areas of philosophy.

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L'autore:

Nicholas Rescher is Distinguished University Professor of Philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Lexington Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0739199773
• ISBN 13: 9780739199770
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 262