Realistic Pragmatism: An Introduction to Pragmatic Philosophy (SUNY Series in Philosophy (Paperback)) by Professor of Philosophy Nicholas Rescher

by Nicholas Rescher

Dismayed at what he saw as the recent tendency to misconstrue pragmatism as a freewheeling form of relativism designed to abrogate rational standards rather than a normatively rigorous doctrine designed to substantiate them, Rescher (philosophy, U. of Pittsburgh) defends the American contribution to systematic philosophy against deconstruction into philosophical vacuity. In some ways, his treatise is a companion to his 1996 Process An Introduction to Process Philosophy.

Genres: Philosophy

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First published December 1, 1999