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This monograph analyzes Nicholas Rescher's system of pragmatic idealism. It also looks at his approach to prediction in science. Coverage highlights a prominent contribution to a central topic in the philosophy and methodology of science.
The author offers a full characterization of Rescher's system of philosophy. She presents readers with a comprehensive philosophico-methodological analysis of this important work. Her research takes into account different thematic realms: semantic, logical, epistemological, methodological, ontological, axiological, and ethical.
The book features three, thematic-parts: I) General Coordinates, Semantic Features and Logical Components of Scientific Prediction; II) Predictive Knowledge and Predictive Processes in Rescher's Methodological Pragmatism; and III) From Reality to Values: Ontological Features, Axiological Elements, and Ethical Aspects of Scientific Prediction.
This insightful analysis offers a critical reconstruction of Rescher's philosophy. The system he created is often characterized as pragmatic idealism that is open to some realist elements. He is a prominent representative of contemporary pragmatism who has made a great deal of contributions to the study of this topic. This area is crucial for science and it has been little considered in the philosophy of science.
Contents
Part I: General Coordinates, Semantic Features and Logical Components of Scientific Prediction.- Chapter 1. Scientific Prediction in a System of Pragmatic Idealism.- Chapter 2. Analysis of Scientific Prediction from Language.- Chapter 3. Logical Features of Scientific Prediction.- Part II. Logical Features of Scientific Prediction.- Chapter 4. Epistemological Factors of Scientific Prediction.- Chapter 5. Epistemological Factors of Scientific Prediction.- Chapter 6. Methods of Prediction and their Scientific Import.- Part III: From Reality to Values: Ontological Features, Axiological Elements, and Ethical Aspects of Scientific Prediction.- Chapter 7. Ontology of Scientific Prediction.- Chapter 8. Axiological Elements of Scientific Prediction.- Chapter 9. Analysis of Prediction from the Ethics of Scientific Research.
