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Set of studies of various movements and developments in 20th century philosophy in which Nicholas Rescher was involved as a participant.

Philosophy, Modern --- Philosophy, Modern - 20th century --- Philosophy, Modern - 21st century

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It must be acknowledged that the essays presented here do not constitute a systematic account of any sort but represent occasional forays. Some deal with matters that happened to evoke Rescher's interest, others grew out of a chance encounter with a text he deemed to be of particular value. Throughout, challenges of the work itself more than compensated the author's efforts. Logic has always been of crucially important concern to philosophers. Rescher's own involvement with the history of logic goes back to his work on Leibniz in the 1950's (represented by Chapter 8 of the present book). There

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Cognition. --- Psychology --- Rescher, Nicholas. --- Rescher, Klaus Helmut Erwin --- ريشر، نيقولا --- Rīshar, Nīqūlā

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Nicholas Rescher was born in Germany in 1928 and emigrated to the United States shortly before the outbreak of World War II. After training in philosophy at Princeton University he embarked on a long and active career as professor, lecturer, and writer. His many books on a wide variety of philosophical topics have established him as one of the most productive and versatile contributors to 20th century philosophical thought, combining historical and analytical investigators to articulate an amalgam of German idealism with American pragmatism. The book accordingly has two dimensions, both as a contribution to German-American cultural interaction and as a contribution to the history of philosophical ideas

Philosophers --- Rescher, Nicholas. --- Rescher, Klaus Helmut Erwin --- ريشر، نيقولا --- Rīshar, Nīqūlā --- Philosophy, Modern --- Philosophy, Modern - 20th century --- Philosophy, Modern - 21st century

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The place of humans in nature's scheme of things and the conditions and circumstances of our existence have been at the forefront of philosophical deliberation since the very dawn of the subject. Over the past three decades Rescher from time to time ventured into discussions of some of the key themes that crop up in this domain. representative sampling of such papers are assembled in the present volume. He trust that this collection will give some indication of the tenor of thought that characterizes Rescher's approach to these philosophically crucial concerns.

Philosophical anthropology. --- Anthropology, Philosophical --- Man (Philosophy) --- Civilization --- Life --- Ontology --- Humanism --- Persons --- Philosophy of mind --- Philosophy