Studies in Quantitative Philosophizing:
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1. Verfasser: Rescher, Nicholas (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:German
Veröffentlicht: Berlin De Gruyter 2010
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Beschreibung:Preface; 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.
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
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ISBN:3110319616
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