Essays in Philosophical Analysis Author:Nicholas Rescher This book presents twenty essays by Nicholas Rescher, representing more than a decade of his work. The first part of the collection offers thoughts on the history of philosophy from the Presocratics to the twentieth century; the second part features essays on epistemology, the philosophy of science, metaphysics, the theory of historiography, and... more » the logic of temporal concepts. Despite the range of topics, all essays are closely integrated at the methodological level.« less