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Satisfying Reason
Nicholas Rescher
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Paperback. Series: Episteme. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 393.
Leibniz said with a mixture of admiration and inspiration that the Duchess Sophie of Hannover always wanted to know the reason why behind the reason why. And that is just how rationality works: it wants to leave no loose ends to understanding, seeking to enable us to understand things through to the bitter end.
In the twelve chapters that make up Satisfying Reason, Rescher develops and defends the following perspective:
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Leibniz said with a mixture of admiration and inspiration that the Duchess Sophie of Hannover always wanted to know the reason why behind the reason why. And that is just how rationality works: it wants to leave no loose ends to understanding, seeking to enable us to understand things through to the bitter end.
In the twelve chapters that make up Satisfying Reason, Rescher develops and defends the following perspective:
- That rationality is a cardinal virtue in cognitive matters.
- That this is not something simple and cut-and-dried: in the pursuit ... Read more
- All that we can do is the best we can, realizing that even our very best may still be imperfect.
- Nevertheless, the venture is far from hopeless. While absolutes are unattainable in the cognitive venture, some solutions are situationally optimal, being comparatively the best that can be managed under the circumstances.
- That reason itself enables us to come to terms with this state of affairs, urging us to accept the best we can do as good enough.
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Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
Series
Episteme
Number of Pages
246
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401042161
SKU
V9789401042161
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