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