Ernest Nagel, one of the world's leading philosophers of science, is an unreconstructed empirical rationalist who continues to believe that the logical methods of the modern natural sciences are the most successful instruments men have devised to acquire reliable knowledge. This book presents "Teleology Revisited"-the John Dewey lectures delivered at Columbia University- and eleven of Nagel's articles on the philosophy of science.
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Ernest Nagel, one of the world's leading philosophers of science, is an unreconstructed empirical rationalist who continues to believe that the logical methods of the modern natural sciences are the most successful instruments men have devised to acquire reliable knowledge. This book presents "Teleology Revisited"-the John Dewey lectures delivered at Columbia University- and eleven of Nagel's articles on the philosophy of science.
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Near Fine. No jacket. Inscribed by the author to philosopher Adolf Grunbaum on the fly leaf. Grunbaum's ownership signature is on the top right of the fly leaf as well. 1979, First Edition. Hardcover. 352 pp. Near Fine, no dust jacket. Sharp, clean copy. This book was published as Number 3 in The John Dewey Essays in Philosophy series.
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Book. Octavo; 352 pages; VG/VG; spine red with white text; dust jacket protected with mylar; mild shelfwear to dust jacket, including scuffing, a small closed tear, and a small chip to the head of the spine; textblock clean, but slightly bowed away from the rear cover at the center of the fore edge; inscribed by Nagel on ffep; shelved Case 10. "This volume consists of the third of the John Dewey Lectures delivered at Columbia University under the auspices of the Department of Philosophy and eleven additional essays. Ernest Nagel was John Dewey Professor of Philosophy at Columbia from 1955 to 1966. He is now University Professor Emeritus" (copyright page). 1363170. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.