Realistic Pragmatism: An Introduction to Pragmatic Philosophy

Rescher, Nicholas

ISBN 10: 0791444082 / ISBN 13: 9780791444085

Published by State University of New York Press, 1999

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Synopsis:

Recovers classical pragmatism from recent deconstructive interpretations.

Nicholas Rescher gives a compact but comprehensive overview of pragmatism that does justice to the doctrine's original realistic and objectivistic purport. By providing a historically faithful version of a pragmatist position that is at once grounded in the root inspirations of the doctrine and able to overcome the sorts of objections that have often been advanced against it, Rescher defends the pragmatic tradition against a deconstruction into philosophical vacuity.

About the Author: Nicholas Rescher is University Professor of Philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh. He is the author of numerous works, including 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.

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Title: Realistic Pragmatism: An Introduction to ...
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Publication Date: 1999
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Good
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