Autobiography

AutobiographyNicholas Rescher was born in Germany in 1928 and emigrated to the United States shortly before the outbreak of World War II. After training in philosophy at Princeton University he embarked on a long and active career as professor, lecturer, and writer. His many books on a wide variety of philosophical topics have established him as one of the most productive and versatile contributors to 20th century philosophical thought, combining historical and

such as "Characteristics" and "Chartism

He digs deep into the history of the ANC and concludes that both in exile and today

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and a theoretical understanding of "family resemblances" and differences across great cultural divides

emphasizing the rightful role of the sciences in the university curriculum and the interdependence of the various disciplines

This in turn provides new evidence to support his larger contention

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This book offers a new interpretation of Hermann von Helmholtz’s work on the epistemology of geometry

denigrating "devotion" as a relic of "superstition

With a rich catalogue of responses and a critical approach

It is at once a contribution to the history of the professions and to the social history of France

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