Ethical Idealism: An Inquiry Into the Nature and Function of Ideals00 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. 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. |
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Contents
IDEALS AND THEIR LIMITATIONS | 113 |
The Pathology of Ideals | 123 |
THE POWER OF IDEALS | 130 |
The Grandeur of Ideals | 141 |
Subject Index | 147 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Ethical Idealism: An Inquiry Into the Nature and Function of Ideals |
| Author | Nicholas Rescher |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | University of California Press, 1992 |
| ISBN | 0520078888, 9780520078888 |
| Length | 148 pages |
| Subjects | › Philosophy / Ethics & Moral Philosophy |
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