Studies in metaphysical optimalism
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Studies in metaphysical optimalism
（Nicholas Rescher collected papers, v. 12）
Ontos, c2006
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Includes index
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Description
For about a decade, Nicholas Rescher directed the University of Pittsburgh's Center for Philosophy of Science and he has published instructive studies in this field since the 1950's. Some dozen of the contributions to the field are published in the present volume, and they combine to illustrate his characteristic approach of blending empirical data with philosophical theorising.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- An Intelligible Universe
- Holistic Explanation and the Idea of a Grand Unified Theory
- The Self-Reliance of Rationality
- Intelligence-Geared Optimalism as the Best-Available Candidate for a Grand Unified Theory
- Abandoning Efficient Causality
- On Some Objections to Optimalism
- Optimalism and Science: Is Optimalism Pseudo-Scientific?
- Optimalism and Theology: Is Optimalism Crypto-Theistic?
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