Cognitive harmony : the role of systemic harmony in the constitution of knowledge /

Rescher, Nicholas

Cognitive harmony : the role of systemic harmony in the constitution of knowledge / Nicholas Rescher - Pittsburgh, The University Of Pittsburgh Press ©2005 - ix, 118 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 107-115) and index

The systemic harmony of fact -- Cognitive harmony in historical perspective -- The systematicity of nature : harmonia mundi -- Inductive principles as instruments of cognitive harmonization -- Harmony and a sense of proportion in cognitive evaluation -- Why philosophy itself must be systemically harmonious

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Knowledge, Theory of
System theory
Cognition
Harmony (Philosophy)
Induction (Logic)
Inference

BD161 / .R4693 2005

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