TY - BOOK AU - Rescher,Nicholas TI - Epistemological Studies SN - 9783110319149 AV - BD161 .R47 2009eb U1 - 121 23 PY - 2013///] CY - Berlin, Boston : PB - De Gruyter, KW - Knowledge, Theory of KW - PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / General KW - bisacsh N1 - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Preface --; Chapter 1: INTELLIGENCE AND EVOLUTIONARY INNOVATION --; Chapter 2: ON OVERSIMPLIFICATION AND THE GROWTH OF KNOWLEDGE --; Chapter 3: VAGUENESS: SOME VARIANT APPROACHES --; Chapter 4: UNDERDETERMINATION --; Chapter 5: COGNITIVE COMPROMISE: On Managing Cognitive Risk in the Face of Imperfect/Flawed Information --; Chapter 6: AUTHORITY --; Chapter 7: AN EXPLANATORY CONUNDRUM --; Chapter 8: THE MUSICAL CHAIRS PARADOX --; Chapter 9: TRANSCENDENTAL ARGUMENTATION AND HUMAN NATURE --; Chapter 10: A MULTITUDE OF WORLDS? --; Name Index --; Backmatter; restricted access N2 - The present book continues Rescher's longstanding practice of publishing occasional studies written for formal presentation and informal discussion with colleagues. They form part of a wider program of investigation of the scope and limits of rational inquiry in the pursuit of knowledge. UR - https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110319491 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9783110319491.jpg ER -