Studies in Quantitative Philosophizing

Author:   Nicholas Rescher
Publisher:   De Gruyter
ISBN:  

9783110319200


Pages:   167
Publication Date:   20 January 2010
Recommended Age:   College Graduate Student
Format:   Hardback
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Studies in Quantitative Philosophizing


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The present book brings together several case studies, dealing with relevant facets of the work of some of philosophy’s all-time greats. The subject-matter topic being addressed differs significantly, but in each case there is an attempt to apply mathematical methods and perspectives to the solution of a key philosophical issue in a way that throws instructive light upon it. On this basis it emerges that the question “Are mathematical methods useful in philosophy?” finds a suggestive response in the fact that over two millennia key figures in the history of the subject have indeed thought so. And they have substantiated this view not so much by abstract argumentation on the basis of general principles, but by making this point through actual practice.

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Author:   Nicholas Rescher
Publisher:   De Gruyter
Imprint:   De Gruyter
Weight:   0.434kg
ISBN:  

9783110319200


ISBN 10:   3110319209
Pages:   167
Publication Date:   20 January 2010
Recommended Age:   College Graduate Student
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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Language:   German

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: On the Epistemology of Plato’s Divided Line Chapter 2: Aristotle’s Golden Mean and the Epistemology of Ethical Understanding Chapter 3: Ockham’s Razor and Ontological Economy Chapter 4: Pascal’s Wager in Religion Chapter 5: Leibniz on Coordinating Epistemology and Ontology Chapter 6: Ethical Quantities

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