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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"Rescher deals very respectfully with fellow moralists, particularly some historical ones (perhaps especially Kant) who do not always get the benefit of such careful and generous readings."--Harold J. Johnson, "Canadian Philosophical Review
Nicholas Rescher is University Professor of Philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh.
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