Ventures in Philosophical History

By (author) Nicholas Rescher

Publication date:

04 October 2022

Publisher

Anthem Press

Dimensions:

229x153mm
6x9"

ISBN-13: 9781839986345

Philosophy began hundreds of years BCE, and by now has grown to a scope and scale beyond acceptability by any single mind. But a sampling of episodes and issues can convey some idea of the nature of the field. It is the goal of the book to clarify a wide spectrum of key philosophical issues.

Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1: The Principles of Leibnizian Metaphysics; Chapter 2: Leibniz and “The Liar” Paradox; Chapter 3: Hume and Conceivability; Chapter 4: Hume and Rationality; Chapter 5: The Rationale of Kantian Ethics; Chapter 6: Kant on a Key Difference between Philosophy and Science; Chapter 7: Pragmatic Perspectives; Chapter 8: Wittgenstein’s Logocentrism; Chapter 9: Did Leibniz Anticipate Gödel?; Chapter 10: The Agenda of Philosophy; Index of Names

“In Ventures in Philosophical History, Nicholas Rescher forcefully brings us to understand how viewing philosophy in terms of the questions it seeks to answer gives us a new appreciation of the dialectic growth of philosophical thought. Using contemporary methods, Rescher illuminates older philosophical questions created by older philosophers, bringing us and them into a continuous conversation. His understanding of the liveliness of contemporary philosophy is refreshing and most welcome.” —Joseph C. Pitt, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Virginia Tech, USA.