Epistemology: An Introduction to the Theory of Knowledge (Philosophy)

Rescher Nicholas

ISBN 10: 0791458121 / ISBN 13: 9780791458129

Published by State University of New York Press, 2003

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Epistemology: An Introduction to the Theory of Knowledge (Philosophy)
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0791458121
• ISBN 13: 9780791458129
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

A comprehensive introduction to the theory of knowledge.

Guided by the founding ideas of American pragmatism, Epistemology provides a clear example of the basic concepts involved in knowledge acquisition and explains the principles at work in the development of rational inquiry. It examines how these principles analyze the course of scientific progress and how the development of scientific inquiry inevitably encounters certain natural disasters. At the center of the book's deliberations there lies not only the potential for scientific progress but also the limit of science as well. This comprehensive introduction to the theory of knowledge addresses a myriad of topics, including the critique of skepticism, the nature of rationality, the possibility of science for extraterrestrial intelligences, and the prospect of insoluble issues in science.

About the Author

Nicholas Rescher is University Professor of Philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh and the author of many books, including Realistic Pragmatism: An Introduction to Pragmatic Philosophy; Predicting the Future: An Introduction to the Theory of Forecasting; Process Metaphysics: An Introduction to Process Philosophy; and Dialectics: A Controversy-Oriented Approach to the Theory of Knowledge; all published by SUNY Press. Among his many achievements, he is former president of the American Philosophical Association and recipient of the Alexander von Humboldt Prize for Humanistic Scholarship.