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Philosophical Explanations is a 1981 metaphysical, epistemological, and ethical treatise by the philosopher Robert Nozick. The book received positive reviews.
Philosophical Explanations. In this highly original work, Robert Nozick develops new views on philosophy’s central topics and weaves them into a unified philosophical perspective.
In place of the usual semi-coercive philosophical goals of proof, of forcing people to accept conclusions, this book seeks philosophical explanations and understanding, and thereby stays truer to the original motivations for being interested in philosophy.
Combining new concepts, daring hypotheses, rigorous reasoning, and playful exploration, the book exemplifies how philosophy can be part of the humanities.
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Philosophical Explanations. Robert Nozick. Harvard University Press, 1981 - Philosophy - 764 pages. In this highly original work, Robert Nozick develops new views on philosophy’s central...
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Philosophical Explanations has been hailed as a major philosophical work and Robert Nozick as a major philosopher of our time. One can predict that many statements in this book will be met with hostility by philosophers of many different persuasions. But it is hard to read Philosophical Explana-
1 de jan. de 1981 · In place of the usual semi-coercive philosophical goals of proof, of forcing people to accept conclusions, this book seeks philosophical explanations and understanding, and thereby stays truer to the original motivations for being interested in philosophy.
