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Author:   J. Agassi ,  I.C. Jarvie
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Kluwer Academic Publishers
Edition:   1987 ed.
Volume:   23
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.930kg
ISBN:  

9789024732753

ISBN 10:   9024732751
Pages:   480
Publication Date:   30 April 1987
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

I: Rationality in General.- 1. Seven Desiderata for Rationality.- 2. Arguments for Skepticism.- 3. Skeptical Rationalism.- 4. The Sceptic at Bay.- 5. Esotericism.- 6. Science and the Search for Truth.- 7. Rationality and the Problem of Scientific Traditions.- 8. An Ethic of Cognition.- 9. Methodological Individualism and Institutional Individualism.- 10. Epistemology and Politics.- 11. The Concept of Decision.- 12. Galileo’s Knife.- 13. The Objectivity of Criticism of the Arts.- 14. What is Literature?.- 15. Utopia and the Architect.- II: Rationality and Criticism.- 16. Theories of Rationality.- 17. Rationality and Problem-Solving.- 18. The Choice of Problems and the Limits of Reason.- 19. Rationality and Criticism.- 20. On Explaining Beliefs.- 21. Historicist Relativism and Bootstrap Rationality.- 22. On Two Non-Justificationist Theories.- 23. A Critique of Good Reasons.- III: Rationality and Irrationality.- 24. The Problem of the Rationality of Magic.- 25. Magic and Rationality Again.- 26. A Study in Westernization.- 27. Is Face the Same as Li?.- 28. The Rationality of Dogmatism.- 29. The Rationality of Irrationalism.- For Further Reading.- Sources.- Biographical Sketches.- Name Index.

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