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The Rise of Scientific Philosophy
Hans Reichenbach
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Paperback. Presents a fresh approach to philosophy. This book treats philosophy as a study of problems. It recognizes in traditional philosophical systems the historical function of having asked questions rather than having given solutions. It traces the failures of the systems to psychological causes. Num Pages: 348 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 130 x 203 x 25. Weight in Grams: 414.
This book represents a new approach to philosophy. It treats philosophy as not a collection of systems, but as a study of problems. It recognizes in traditional philosophical systems the historical function of having asked questions rather than having given solutions. Professor Reichenbach traces the failures of the systems to psychological causes. Speculative philosophers offered answers at a time when science had not yet provided the means to give true answers. Their search for certainty and for moral directives led them to accept pseudo-solutions. Plato, Descartes, Spinoza, Kant, and many others are cited to illustrate the rationalist fallacy: reason, unaided ... Read more
This book represents a new approach to philosophy. It treats philosophy as not a collection of systems, but as a study of problems. It recognizes in traditional philosophical systems the historical function of having asked questions rather than having given solutions. Professor Reichenbach traces the failures of the systems to psychological causes. Speculative philosophers offered answers at a time when science had not yet provided the means to give true answers. Their search for certainty and for moral directives led them to accept pseudo-solutions. Plato, Descartes, Spinoza, Kant, and many others are cited to illustrate the rationalist fallacy: reason, unaided ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press Berkeley
Number of pages
348
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1961
Condition
New
Number of Pages
348
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520010550
SKU
V9780520010550
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About Hans Reichenbach
The late Hans Reichenbach was Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Los Angeles. His previous books include The Theory of Probability and Philosophic Foundations of Quantum Mechanics (University of California Press); Elements of Symbolic Logic; Experience and Prediction; and Atom and Cosmos.
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