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BL
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637426
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Rescher, Nicholas
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| Title & Author
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Philosophical inquiries : : an introduction to problems of philosophy /\ Nicholas Rescher
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| Publication Statement
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Pittsburgh, Pa. :: University of Pittsburgh Press,, c2010
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ix, 219 p. :: ill. ;; 22 cm
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| ISBN
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9780822960751 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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: 0822960753 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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The task of philosophy -- Knowledge and scepticism -- Limits of science -- Realism/idealism -- Intelligent design -- Fallacies regarding free will -- Mind and matter -- Pragmatism and practical rationality -- The demands of morality -- By whose standards? -- Pluralism and concretization quandaries -- The power of ideals -- Science and religion -- On the improvability of the world -- Why philosophy?
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Philosophy, Introductions
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| Dewey Classification
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100
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BD21.R47 2010
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