Chapter 8: Principles of Rational Inquiry

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. PREFACE v
3. INTRODUCTION vii
4. Contents ix
5. Part I: Rules
6. Chapter 1: Rules 1
7. Chapter 2: Rule Conflicts, Higher Order Rules, and Rules of Reason 15
8. Chapter 3: Functional Hierarchies 27
9. Chapter 4: Judgment and the Limited Reach of Rules 43
10. Chapter 5: Rules, the Social Order, and Morality 53
11. Part II: Principles
12. Chapter 6: Principles: Their Nature and Function 71
13. Chapter 7: Functional Hierarchies Again 83
14. Chapter 8: Principles of Rational Inquiry 91
15. Chapter 9: The Principle of Sufficient Reason 105
16. Chapter 10: Philosophical Principles 121
17. Chapter 11: Principles in Natural Philosophy 147
18. Chapter 12: Leibnizian Physics as a Case Study 157
19. Chapter 13: Moral Principles 187
20. Coda 207
21. References 209
22. Name Index 217
23. Backmatter 221