Finitude : A Study of Cognitive Limits and Limitations.
Title:
Finitude : A Study of Cognitive Limits and Limitations.
Author:
Rescher, Nicholas.
ISBN:
9783110319651
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (102 pages)
Contents:
Preface -- Chapter One ON FINITUDE AND LIMITATIONS -- Chapter Two NATURAL SCIENCE AS A HUMAN ARTIFACT -- Chapter Three UNRULY WORLDS -- Chapter FourTHE MEANS AND METHODS OF RATIONALITY -- Chapter Five THE LIMITS OF NATURALISTIC REASON -- Chapter 6 PERPLEXING CHOICES -- Chapter 7 WISDOM -- References -- Name Index.
Abstract:
Human finitude and its implications have long been one of the central themes of Western philosophy. The essays gathered together in this volume explore various facets of this not altogether pleasing fact with which we must realistically come to terms.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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