Science Without Myth
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Science Without Myth
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Author : Sergio Sismondo
language : en
Publisher: SUNY Press
Release Date : 1996-01-01
Science Without Myth written by Sergio Sismondo and has been published by SUNY Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-01-01 with Science categories.
This philosophical introduction to and discussion of social and political studies of science argues that scientific knowledge is socially constructed.
Science And Myth
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Author : Wolfgang Smith
language : en
Publisher: Sophia Perennis et Universalis
Release Date : 2010
Science And Myth written by Wolfgang Smith and has been published by Sophia Perennis et Universalis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Myth categories.
In Science and Myth the author shows, in the first place, that science too has its mythology, unrecognized and unacknowledged though the fact be. These scientistic myths, however, turn out to constitute what he terms anti-myths: "a kind that would banish all others, and in so doing, undermine not only religion and morality, but indeed all culture in its higher modes." What invalidates the contemporary "scientific" world-view and renders it "mythical" in the pejorative sense, he goes on to contend, proves finally to be the underlying hypothesis that human perception terminates, not in an external object, but in a subjective phantasm. Not only does the author maintain cogently that visual perception, in particular, does penetrate to the external world, but basing himself on traditional sources-fromVedic to Biblical-he shows that sight as such opens in principle to a veritable gnosis: a "seeing of the Real."
Science And The Myth Of Progress
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Author : Mehrdad M. Zarandi
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date :
Science And The Myth Of Progress written by Mehrdad M. Zarandi and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
Can the knowledge provided by modern science satisfy our needto know the most profound nature of reality and of humanity?aThe great advantage of this book is that it puts together texts ofauthors whose lucidity about modern science goes far beyond emotionalreaction and moralist subjectivity... Here, Science and Faith arereconciled in an unexpected way: scientific objectivity is not an issue;but the real issue, where one sees no proof of progress, is whetherman is capable of using modern science properly.: 3Jean-PierreLafouge, Marquette University.aWriting as an active research scientist, living in the present Cultureof Disbelief created (partly unwittingly) by the science establishment,I can think of no Research and Development project more significantto the future of humanity than putting science back into its properplace as a part of culture, but not its religion. This book is an excellentcontribution to that paramount goal.: 3Rustum Roy, Evan PughProfessor of the Solid State, Emeritus, Pennsylvania State University.
The Advancement Of Science Science Without Legend Objectivity Without Illusions
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Author : San Diego Philip Kitcher Professor of Philosophy University of California
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1993-05-06
The Advancement Of Science Science Without Legend Objectivity Without Illusions written by San Diego Philip Kitcher Professor of Philosophy University of California and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993-05-06 with Science categories.
During the last three decades, reflections on the growth of scientific knowledge have inspired historians, sociologists, and some philosophers to contend that scientific objectivity is a myth. In this book, Kitcher attempts to resurrect the notions of objectivity and progress in science by identifying both the limitations of idealized treatments of growth of knowledge and the overreactions to philosophical idealizations. Recognizing that science is done not by logically omniscient subjects working in isolation, but by people with a variety of personal and social interests, who cooperate and compete with one another, he argues that, nonetheless, we may conceive the growth of science as a process in which both our vision of nature and our ways of learning more about nature improve. Offering a detailed picture of the advancement of science, he sets a new agenda for the philosophy of science and for other "science studies" disciplines.
Myth And Science An Essay
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Author : Tito Vignoli
language : en
Publisher: Wentworth Press
Release Date : 2019-03-07
Myth And Science An Essay written by Tito Vignoli and has been published by Wentworth Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03-07 with History categories.
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Science Myths Unmasked
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Author : David Isaac Rudel
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011
Science Myths Unmasked written by David Isaac Rudel and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Education categories.
In Science Myths Unmasked Volume 2, David Rudel continues to expose common errors in science education. This sequel takes the discussion into the realm of physical science, rectifying commonly taught misconceptions about topics covered in chemistry and physics courses, including combustion, simple machines, states of matter, phase changes, electricity, and light. Rudel's accessible style makes Science Myths Unmasked a worthwhile read for life-long learners and a great gift for bright high school students interested in all the myths they have been taught by inaccurate textbooks. State-adopted textbooks perpetrate (and perpetuate) a shocking degree of misinformation, largely because they are less interested in conveying accurate science than in training students to bubble in the right oval on multiple-choice, standardized tests. Rudel provides thorough background for each topic, empowering science teachers to sculpt the material to match the needs of their students. Numerous illustrations and suggested experiments complement the coverage, portraying precisely why many standard explanations are false and how we can better fulfill our obligation to provide genuine science to middle school and high school students.
Science As Salvation
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Author : Mary Midgley
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 1992
Science As Salvation written by Mary Midgley and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Philosophy categories.
Science as Salvationdiscusses the high spiritual ambitions which tend to gather round the notion of science. Officially, science claims only the modest function of establishing facts. Yet people still hope for something much grander from it--namely, the myths by which to shape and support life in an increasingly confusing age. Our faith in science is abused by some scientists whose adolescent fantasies have spilled over into their professional lives. Salvation, immortality, mastery of the universe, humans without bodies, and intelligent self-reproducing computers are just some of the notions and speculations that are now found--not on the pages of science fiction--but on the pages of science itself. The danger is that these concepts are given to a myth-hungry public who turn to science now that religion has lost its ability to create myth. Science as Salvationdiscusses the function and meaning of such fantasies. Midgley examines the need for and the use of myth in science, and how science and religion are related. She argues that we need to develop a realistic understanding of scientific imagination and its importance. Taking them seriously as symptoms of a genuine myth-hunger, it suggests that the proper function of science may need to include wider perspectives, which would make it plain that such desperate, compensatory dramas are unnecessary.
Not A Chance
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Author : Robert Charles Sproul
language : en
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group (MI)
Release Date : 1994
Not A Chance written by Robert Charles Sproul and has been published by Baker Publishing Group (MI) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Philosophy categories.
R.'C. Sproul refutes the view of many contemporary scientists that chance can cause something to come into being or cause an event to occur.
Science Vs Religion
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Author : Elaine Howard Ecklund
language : en
Publisher: OUP USA
Release Date : 2010-05-06
Science Vs Religion written by Elaine Howard Ecklund and has been published by OUP USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-05-06 with Religion categories.
Examines the science versus religion debate by interviewing scientists regarding their own faiths.
Metaphysics And Ontology Without Myths
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Author : Fabio Bacchini
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date : 2014-10-02
Metaphysics And Ontology Without Myths written by Fabio Bacchini and has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-02 with Philosophy categories.
Metaphysics and ontology feature among the traditional and fundamental concerns of philosophers. Gaining a picture of the world and the kind of objects that exist out there is for most philosophers (past and present) a preliminary aim upon which other theoretical activities depend. In fact, it seems that sound conclusions on topics relevant to ethics, aesthetics, psychology, and common and scientific knowledge can be achieved only after one has been given a picture of that sort. What is worth stressing, though, is that from time to time the tribunal of history has managed to put its finger on some flawed conclusions. To take a time-worn example, who would now accept Plato’s claim that the spatiotemporal world is just an imperfect copy of a world of abstract objects conceived of as perfect unchanging models of concrete things? The picture Plato gave us is nothing but a myth – an account which is too far away from what common sense and science could accept, too detached from the usual ways of conducting a rational discussion. Therefore, pictures of this kind appear to be supported by nothing but dogmas, i.e. uncompromising principles taken as true without any previous critical analysis. And Plato has no shortage of company. Issues of this kind revolving around metaphysics and ontology are tackled in the essays in this volume, which approach a secular debate in fresh and original ways, providing the necessary tools for clearing the field of unpalatable metaphysical and ontological items.