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Philosophy began hundreds of years BCE, and by now has grown to a scope and scale beyond acceptability by any single mind. But a sampling of episodes and issues can convey some idea of the nature of the field. It is the goal of the book to clarify a wide spectrum of key philosophical issues.
“Set in his deep command of the history of philosophy, with the common-sense accessibility for which he is known, Rescher offers new and surprising philosophical insights into a range of historical figures, from Leibniz to Wittgenstein and Gödel.” —Patrick Grim, Distinguished Teaching Professor, Stony Brook University, USA.
Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1: The Principles of Leibnizian Metaphysics; Chapter 2: Leibniz and “The Liar” Paradox; Chapter 3: Hume and Conceivability; Chapter 4: Hume and Rationality; Chapter 5: The Rationale of Kantian Ethics; Chapter 6: Kant on a Key Difference between Philosophy and Science; Chapter 7: Pragmatic Perspectives; Chapter 8: Wittgenstein’s Logocentrism; Chapter 9: Did Leibniz Anticipate Gödel?; Chapter 10: The Agenda of Philosophy; Index of Names