On transforming philosophy

a metaphilosophical inquiry

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On transforming philosophy

a metaphilosophical inquiry

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Since Rorty, the crisis of method and interests in philosophy has been at the forefront of metaphilosophy. In this book, Kai Nielsen, one of the most prominent critics of philosophy-as-usual, examines critically the most important claims made on behalf of philosophy. After rejecting as chimerical the ambitious claims of traditional, especially foundational, epistemology and metaphysics, he presents the case for a more modest view of what philosophy can accomplish.

Nielsen insists that philosophy must be devoted to actual problems of real people in everyday life. Influenced substantively by Dewey and more methodologically by Rawls, he carves out a defensible terrain for philosophy to inhabit - a terrain cleared of the more extravagant but implausible claims made by traditional philosophy.

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Westview Press
Language
English
Pages
289

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On transforming philosophy: a metaphilosophical inquiry
1995, Westview Press
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-282) and index.

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Boulder, Colo

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Dewey Decimal Class
101
Library of Congress
B945.N533 O6 1995, B945.N533O6 1995

The Physical Object

Pagination
xiv, 289 p. ;
Number of pages
289

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Open Library
OL787591M
Internet Archive
ontransformingph00niel_970
ISBN 10
0813306663
LCCN
95019899
OCLC/WorldCat
32666649
Goodreads
4954035

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