{"product_id":"philosophical-finesse","title":"Philosophical Finesse","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book puts forward an interpretation of rationality which is much broader than the one underlying the current polarity between analytic and continental philosophy. It will help to reaffirm a range of ideas which have long been pushed to the sidelines by the dominance of the geometric model of philosophical argument. Descartes's dream of attaining a `certitude equal to the demonstrations of Arithmetic and Geometry' reinforced the assumption that rationality must be assessed in terms of logical structure. Against this, Pascal invoked the notion of `finesse', and Warner extends Pascal's usage in this book to specify a related set of informal but legitimate styles of argument.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Martin Warner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43642889109565,"sku":"9780198244554","price":117.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/7689\/2989\/files\/9780198244554.jpg?v=1789676460","url":"https:\/\/www.palmleaf.com.au\/products\/philosophical-finesse","provider":"Palmleaf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}