Realism And Pragmatic Epistemology
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Published: April 4, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9780822942498
Subjects: Epistemology, theory of knowledge; Epistemology; Movements - Pragmatism; Philosophy / Epistemology; Philosophy; Knowledge, Theory of
Description: "Realism and Pragmatic Epistemology explores the ways we use knowledge and how it is the successful application of knowledge that at once substantiates and objectifies the things we believe we know." "It addresses the core idea of Nicholas Rescher's work in epistemology : that functional and pragmatic concerns exert a controlling influence on the conduct of rational inquiry and on the ways in which we can and should regard its products."--Jacket.