Witches Scientists Philosophers Essays And Lectures
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Witches Scientists Philosophers Essays And Lectures
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Author : Robert E. Butts
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2013-03-09
Witches Scientists Philosophers Essays And Lectures written by Robert E. Butts 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.
Robert E. Butts (1928-1997) was a philosopher and historian of science whose central concerns were the distinction between the rational and the irrational. He viewed scientific rationality as our major defence against the various conditions that encourage witch hunts and similar outbursts of irrationality, with all their attendant pain and terror. Butts saw himself as a pragmatic realist, combining what he took to be the best aspects of logical empiricism with a historically informed pragmatism, deeply appreciative of the methods of science, trying to describe a kind of rationality essential in the struggle to preserve human values. This volume gathers previously unpublished essays and lectures with some previously published, thematically related essays. It includes essays and lectures on philosophical aspects of the European witch hunt, on scientific rationality and methodology, and on the relationships between science and philosophy exhibited in the writings of such historically significant figures as Leibniz, D'Alembert, Hume, Kant, Carnap and Kuhn.
Witches Scientists Philosophers Essays And Lectures
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Author : Robert E. Butts
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2000-10-31
Witches Scientists Philosophers Essays And Lectures written by Robert E. Butts 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 2000-10-31 with History categories.
Robert E. Butts (1928-1997) was a philosopher and historian of science whose central concerns were the distinction between the rational and the irrational. He viewed scientific rationality as our major defence against the various conditions that encourage witch hunts and similar outbursts of irrationality, with all their attendant pain and terror. Butts saw himself as a pragmatic realist, combining what he took to be the best aspects of logical empiricism with a historically informed pragmatism, deeply appreciative of the methods of science, trying to describe a kind of rationality essential in the struggle to preserve human values. This volume gathers previously unpublished essays and lectures with some previously published, thematically related essays. It includes essays and lectures on philosophical aspects of the European witch hunt, on scientific rationality and methodology, and on the relationships between science and philosophy exhibited in the writings of such historically significant figures as Leibniz, D'Alembert, Hume, Kant, Carnap and Kuhn.
Witches Scientists Philosophers
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Author : Graham Butts Robert E. Solomon
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014-01-15
Witches Scientists Philosophers written by Graham Butts Robert E. Solomon and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-15 with categories.
Knowledge Cause And Abstract Objects
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Author : C. Cheyne
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2013-03-14
Knowledge Cause And Abstract Objects written by C. Cheyne 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 2013-03-14 with Philosophy categories.
According to platonists, entities such as numbers, sets, propositions and properties are abstract objects. But abstract objects lack causal powers and a location in space and time, so how could we ever come to know of the existence of such impotent and remote objects? In Knowledge, Cause, and Abstract Objects, Colin Cheyne presents the first systematic and detailed account of this epistemological objection to the platonist doctrine that abstract objects exist and can be known. Since mathematics has such a central role in the acquisition of scientific knowledge, he concentrates on mathematical platonism. He also concentrates on our knowledge of what exists, and argues for a causal constraint on such existential knowledge. Finally, he exposes the weaknesses of recent attempts by platonists to account for our supposed platonic knowledge. This book will be of particular interest to researchers and advanced students of epistemology and of the philosophy of mathematics and science. It will also be of interest to all philosophers with a general interest in metaphysics and ontology.
Kant S Aesthetic Cognitivism
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Author : Mojca Kuplen
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2023-06-15
Kant S Aesthetic Cognitivism written by Mojca Kuplen and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-06-15 with Philosophy categories.
Mojca Kuplen connects 18th-century German aesthetics to contemporary theories of self-knowledge in order to highlight the unique cognitive value of art. She does this through revisiting Kant's account of aesthetic ideas, and demonstrating how works of art can increase our understanding of abstract concepts whilst promoting self-knowledge. Addressing some of the most fundamental questions in contemporary aesthetics and philosophy of art, this study covers the value and importance of art, the relationship between art and beauty, the role of knowledge in art and the criteria for artistic excellence. It offers an insight into problems related to the apprehension of meaning and the cognitive processing of abstract representations that have been of interest to contemporary cognitive science. Kant's Aesthetic Cognitivism presents these arguments in a lucid and wide-ranging engagement with the history of aesthetics and current academic debates to understand what art is and why it is valuable.
Perfectibilists
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Author : Terry Melanson
language : en
Publisher: Trine Day
Release Date : 2011-12-01
Perfectibilists written by Terry Melanson and has been published by Trine Day this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-12-01 with Philosophy categories.
Presenting an advanced and authoritative perspective, this definitive study chronicles the rise and fall of the Order of the Illuminati, a mysterious Enlightenment-era guild surrounded by myth. Describing this enigmatic community in meticulous detail, more than 1,000 endnotes are included, citing scholars, professors, and academics. Contemporary accounts and the original documents of the Illuminati themselves are covered as well. Copiously illustrated and featuring biographies of more than 400 confirmed members, this survey brings to light a 200-year-old mystery.
Canadian Philosophical Reviews
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
Canadian Philosophical Reviews written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Philosophy categories.
Encyclopedia Of Vampire Mythology
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Author : Theresa Bane
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2017-02-10
Encyclopedia Of Vampire Mythology written by Theresa Bane and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-02-10 with Social Science categories.
From the earliest days of oral history to the present, the vampire myth persists among mankind's deeply-rooted fears. This encyclopedia, with entries ranging from "Abchanchu" to "Zmeus," includes nearly 600 different species of historical and mythological vampires, fully described and detailed.
Comptes Rendus Philosophiques
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
Comptes Rendus Philosophiques written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Philosophy categories.
Logical Empiricism In North America
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Author : Gary L. Hardcastle
language : en
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
Release Date : 2003
Logical Empiricism In North America written by Gary L. Hardcastle and has been published by U of Minnesota Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Philosophy categories.
"An essential overview of an important intellectual movement, Logical Empiricism in North America offers the first significant, sustained, and multidisciplinary attempt to understand the intellectual, cultural, and political dimensions of logical empiricism's transmission from Europe, subsequent development in North America, and influence on our understanding of science in the twenty-first century."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved