Metaphysics And The Disunity Of Scientific Knowledge

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Metaphysics And The Unity Of Scientific Knowledge

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Author : Steve Clarke
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020

Metaphysics And The Unity Of Scientific Knowledge written by Steve Clarke and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with categories.

Metaphysics And The Disunity Of Scientific Knowledge

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Author : Steve Clarke
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2018-10-26

Metaphysics And The Disunity Of Scientific Knowledge written by Steve Clarke and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-26 with Social Science categories.

First published in 1998, this volume’s primary concern is to demonstrate how a metaphysics can be developed which enables us to make do in an uncertain world and to develop a pragmatic alternative to postmodernism. Opposing unificationist view of science, Clarke suggests, needs to be understood in the context of the perceived threat of metaphysical disorder. He explores this through issues including epistemology, fundamentalism, pluralism and idealisation and identifies a potential solution similar to the work of Otto Neurath.

Metaphysics And The Disunity Of Scientific Knowledge

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Author : Steve Clarke
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2018-09-18

Metaphysics And The Disunity Of Scientific Knowledge written by Steve Clarke and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09-18 with categories.

First published in 1998, this volume's primary concern is to demonstrate how a metaphysics can be developed which enables us to make do in an uncertain world and to develop a pragmatic alternative to postmodernism. Opposing unificationist view of science, Clarke suggests, needs to be understood in the context of the perceived threat of metaphysical disorder. He explores this through issues including epistemology, fundamentalism, pluralism and idealisation and identifies a potential solution similar to the work of Otto Neurath.

The Disunity Of Science

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Author : Peter Louis Galison
language : en
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Release Date : 1996

The Disunity Of Science written by Peter Louis Galison and has been published by Stanford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Science categories.

Is science unified or disunified? Over the last century, the question has raised the interest (and hackles) of scientists, philosophers, historians, and sociologists of science, for at stake is how science and society fit together. Recent years have seen a turn largely against the rhetoric of unity, ranging from the please of condensed matter physicists for disciplinary autonomy all the way to discussions in the humanities and social sciences that involve local history, feminism, multiculturalism, postmodernism, scientific relativism and realism, and social constructivism. Many of these varied aspects of the debate over the disunity of science are reflected in this volume, which brings together a number of scholars studying science who otherwise have had little to say to each other: feminist theorists, philosophers of science, sociologists of science. How does the context of discover shape knowledge? What are the philosophical consequences of a disunified science? Does, for example, an antirealism, a realism, or an arealism become defensible within a picture of local scientific knowledge? What politics lies behind and follows from a picture of the world of science more like a quilt than a pyramid? Who gains and loses if representation of science has standards that vary from place to place, field to field, and practitioner to practitioner.

Human Nature And The Limits Of Science

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Author : John Dupré
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2001

Human Nature And The Limits Of Science written by John Dupré and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Business & Economics categories.

Dupré warns that our understanding of human nature is being distorted by two faulty and harmful forms of pseudo-scientific thinking. He claims it is important to resist scientism - an exaggerated conception of what science can be expected to do.

Highway 31 Revisited

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Author : Stephen Peter Clarke
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994

Highway 31 Revisited written by Stephen Peter Clarke and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Metaphysics categories.

Recent Themes In The Philosophy Of Science

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Author : S. Clarke
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2013-03-09

Recent Themes In The Philosophy Of Science written by S. Clarke and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-09 with Science categories.

Australia and New Zealand boast an active community of scholars working in the field of history, philosophy and social studies of science. Australasian Studies in History and Philosophy of Science aims to provide a distinctive publication outlet for their work. Each volume comprises a group of thematically-connected essays edited by scholars based in Australia or New Zealand with special expertise in that particular area. In each volume, a majority ofthe contributors are from Australia or New Zealand. Contributions from elsewhere are by no means ruled out, however, and are actively encouraged wherever appropriate to the balance of the volume in question. Earlier volumes in the series have been welcomed for significantly advancing the discussion of the topics they have dealt with. I believe that the present volume will be greeted equally enthusiastically by readers in many parts of the world. R. W. Home General Editor Australasian Studies in History And Philosophy of Science viii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The majority of the papers in this collection had their origin in the 2001 Australasian Association for History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Science annual conference, held at the University of Melbourne, where streams of papers on the themes of scientific realism and commonsense were organised.

Cognitive Semantics And Scientific Knowledge

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Author : András Kertész
language : en
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Release Date : 2004-01-01

Cognitive Semantics And Scientific Knowledge written by András Kertész and has been published by John Benjamins Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-01-01 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

The book focuses on the question of how and to what extent cognitive semantic approaches can contribute to the new field of the cognitive science of science. The argumentation is based on a series of instructive case studies which are intended to test the prospects and limits of the metascientific application of both holistic and modular cognitive semantics. The case studies show that, while cognitive semantic research is able to solve problems which have traditionally been the domain of the philosophy of science, it also encounters serious limits. The prospects and the limits thus revealed suggest new research topics which in future can be tackled by cognitive semantic approaches to the cognitive science of science.

On The Dual Uses Of Science And Ethics

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Author : Michael J. Selgelid
language : en
Publisher: ANU E Press
Release Date : 2013-12-19

On The Dual Uses Of Science And Ethics written by Michael J. Selgelid and has been published by ANU E Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-19 with Philosophy categories.

Claims about the transformations enabled by modern science and medicine have been accompanied by an unsettling question in recent years: might the knowledge being produced undermine – rather than further – human and animal well being? On the Dual Uses of Science and Ethics examines the potential for the skills, know-how, information, and techniques associated with modern biology to serve contrasting ends. In recognition of the moral ambiguity of science and technology, each chapter considers steps that might be undertaken to prevent the deliberate spread of disease. Central to achieving this aim is the consideration of what role ethics might serve. To date, the ethical analysis of the themes of this volume has been limited. This book remedies this situation by bringing together contributors from a broad range of backgrounds to address a highly important ethical issue confronting humanity during the 21st century.

Hilary Putnam

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Author : Christopher Norris
language : en
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Release Date : 2002

Hilary Putnam written by Christopher Norris and has been published by Manchester University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

This study examines Hilary Putnam's work in epistemology, philosophy of science and mathematics, philosophical logic and semantics and cognitive psychology. It takes account of his various shifts in philosophical viewpoint over the past four decades, and demonstrates how Putnam arrived at the different positions he has occupied during his career, and discusses the various forms of anti-realist doctrine with which he has engaged. The workd offers commentary on Putnam's writing about conceptual problems in the interpretation of quantum mechanics and places Putnam's work in a wider philosophical context, relating it to various contemporary debates in epistemology and the philosophy of science.