A Journey through Philosophy in 101 Anecdotes by Rescher, Nicholas

A Journey Through Philosophy in 101 Anecdotes (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780822963356)

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A Journey through Philosophy in 101 Anecdotes by Rescher, Nicholas

A Journey Through Philosophy in 101 Anecdotes

$30.00
A Journey through Philosophy in 101 Anecdotes by Rescher, Nicholas

A Journey Through Philosophy in 101 Anecdotes

$30.00
Format: Paperback
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Nicholas Rescher presents the first comprehensive chronology of philosophical anecdotes, spanning from antiquity to the current era. He introduces us to the major thinkers, texts, and historical periods of Western philosophy, recounting many of the stories philosophers have used over time to engage with issues of philosophical concern: questions of meaning, truth, knowledge, value, action, and ethics. Rescher's anecdotes touch on a wide range of themes--from logic to epistemology, ethics to metaphysics--and offer much insight into the breadth and depth of philosophical inquiry. This book illustrates the various ways philosophers throughout history have viewed the issues in their field, and how anecdotes can work to inform and encourage philosophical thought.

Author: Nicholas Rescher
ISBN-10: 0822963353
ISBN-13: 9780822963356
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Language: English
Published: 06/04/2015
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 06/01/2015 pg. 6
Library Journal 06/15/2015 pg. 92
By Nicholas Rescher
By Nicholas Rescher
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Nicholas Rescher is Distinguished University Professor of Philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh and co-chairman of the Center for Philosophy of Science. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, he has served as president of the Eastern Division of the American Philosophical Association, the Leibniz Society of North America, the Charles S. Peirce Society, the American Catholic Philosophical Association, and the Metaphysical Society of America. Rescher is the author or editor of more than one hundred books, including Ignorance (On the Wider Implications of Deficient Knowledge), Philosophical Inquiries: An Introduction to Problems of Philosophy, and A Journey through Philosophy in 101 Anecdotes.

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