The Pragmatic Vision: Themes in Philosophical Pragmatism

The Pragmatic Vision: Themes in Philosophical Pragmatism

Nicholas Rescher
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Publication Date: December 5th, 2013
Publisher:
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN:
9781442227057
Pages:
164
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Description

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.

About the Author

Nicholas Rescher is Distinguished University Professor of Philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh where he has also served as Chairman of the Philosophy Department and a Director (and currently Chairman) of the Center for Philosophy of Science. To recognize his fifty years of service to the institution, the University of Pittsburgh established in 2010 the substantial Nicholas Rescher Prize for Contributions to Systematic Philosophy.