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Popper and the Human Sciences
. Ed(S): Currie, Gregory; Musgrave, Professor Alan
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Hardback. Editor(s): Currie, Gregory; Musgrave, Professor Alan. Series: Nijhoff International Philosophy Series. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 504.
Although Sir Karl Popper's contributions to a number of diverse areas of philosophy are widely appreciated, serious criticism of his work has tended to focus on his philosophy of the natural sciences. This volume contains twelve critical essays on Popper's contribution to what we have called the 'human sciences' , a category broad enough to include not only Popper's views on the methods of the social sciences but also his views on the relation of mind and body, Freud's psychology, and the status of cultural objects. Most of our contributors are philosophers whose own work stands outside the Popperian framework. ... Read more
Although Sir Karl Popper's contributions to a number of diverse areas of philosophy are widely appreciated, serious criticism of his work has tended to focus on his philosophy of the natural sciences. This volume contains twelve critical essays on Popper's contribution to what we have called the 'human sciences' , a category broad enough to include not only Popper's views on the methods of the social sciences but also his views on the relation of mind and body, Freud's psychology, and the status of cultural objects. Most of our contributors are philosophers whose own work stands outside the Popperian framework. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
225
Condition
New
Series
Nijhoff International Philosophy Series
Number of Pages
225
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789024729982
SKU
V9789024729982
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