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Metaphilosophy - Philosophy in Philosophical Perspective (Hardcover)
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Metaphilosophy - Philosophy in Philosophical Perspective (Hardcover)
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The definitive mission of metaphilosophy is to facilitate an
understanding of how philosophy works-the aim of the enterprise,
the instrumental and procedural resources for its work, and the
prospect of its success. Nicholas Rescher unites two facets of
metaphilosophy to show that historical perspective and
forward-thinking normative, or systematic, metaphilosophy cannot be
independent of one another. The descriptive, or historical,
metaphilosophy provides an account of what has been thought
regarding the conduct of philosophical inquiry, and the
prescriptive, or normative, metaphilosophy which deliberates about
what is to be thought regarding the conduct of philosophizing.
Rescher argues that metaphilosophy forms a part of philosophy
itself. This is a unique feature of the discipline since the
philosophy of biology is not a part of biology and the philosophy
of mathematics is not a part of mathematics. Ultimately, the
salient features of philosophizing in general-including the
inherently controversial and discordant nature of philosophical
doctrines-are also bound to afflict metaphilosophy. Thus, only by a
careful analysis of the central issues can a plausible view of the
enterprise be developed. Metaphilosophy: Philosophy in
Philosophical Perspective challenges the static, compartmentalized
view of metaphilosophy, providing insight for scholars and students
of all areas of philosophy.
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