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Ethical Idealism

by Rescher
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Overview

Is it rational to strive for the unattainable?
In this short and provocative study, Nicholas Rescher vigorously defends both the rationality and practicality of seriously pursuing impossible dreams.

About the Author, Rescher

Nicholas Rescher is University Professor of Philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh.

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Book Details

Published
July 1, 1992
Publisher
Berkeley : University of California Press, c1987.
Pages
159
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780520078888

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