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Pragmatic Idealism and Scientific Prediction

A Philosophical System and Its Approach to Prediction in Science

Inbunden, Engelska, 2017

Av Amanda Guillan, Amanda Guillán

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This monograph analyzes Nicholas Rescher’s system of pragmatic idealism. It also looks at his approach to prediction in science. Coverage highlights a prominent contribution to a central topic in the philosophy and methodology of science.  The author offers a full characterization of Rescher’s system of philosophy. She presents readers with a comprehensive philosophico-methodological analysis of this important work. Her research takes into account different thematic realms: semantic, logical, epistemological, methodological, ontological, axiological, and ethical. The book features three, thematic-parts: I) General Coordinates, Semantic Features and Logical Components of Scientific Prediction; II) Predictive Knowledge and Predictive Processes in Rescher’s Methodological Pragmatism; and III) From Reality to Values: Ontological Features, Axiological Elements, and Ethical Aspects of Scientific Prediction.This insightful analysis offers a critical reconstruction of Rescher’s philosophy. The system he created is often characterized as pragmatic idealism that is open to some realist elements. He is a prominent representative of contemporary pragmatism who has made a great deal of contributions to the study of this topic. This area is crucial for science and it has been little considered in the philosophy of science.

Produktinformation

  • Utgivningsdatum2017-09-08
  • Mått155 x 235 x undefined mm
  • FormatInbunden
  • SpråkEngelska
  • SerieEuropean Studies in Philosophy of Science
  • Antal sidor336
  • FörlagSpringer International Publishing AG
  • ISBN9783319630427