Myths of reason : vagueness, rationality, and the lure of logic

Title
  1. Myths of reason : vagueness, rationality, and the lure of logic / Murray Code.
Published by
  1. Atlantic Highlands, N.J. : Humanities Press, 1995.
Author
  1. Code, Murray.

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Description
  1. xii, 244 pages; 23 cm
Subject
  1. Vagueness (Philosophy)
  2. Logic
  3. Reasoning
  4. Fuzzy-Logik
  5. Vagheit
  6. Philosophie
  7. Logik
  8. Vernunft
Contents
  1. 1. Entering the Labyrinth -- 2. Vagueness, Exactitude, and Logical Precision: How Important Is Logic to Philosophy? -- 3. On Telling What There Is: What Does Science Do for Philosophy? -- 4. Whitehead and Rational Philosophy: "Brief Flashes of Penetrating Insight" -- 5. On Representing Rationally: Reasoning, Believing, and Imagining -- 6. Taking the Rough with the Smooth: "Large Generals," "Real Vagues," and the Limitations of System -- 7. From Criticism to Rhetoric: On Restoring the Power of the Word.
Owning institution
  1. Princeton University Library
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-226) and index.