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39%OFFShahid Rahman - The Unity of Science in the Arabic Tradition: Science, Logic, Epistemology and their Interactions - 9781402084041 - V9781402084041
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The Unity of Science in the Arabic Tradition: Science, Logic, Epistemology and their Interactions

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the demise of the logical positivism programme. The answers given to these qu- tions have deepened the already existing gap between philosophy and the history and practice of science. While the positivists argued for a spontaneous, steady and continuous growth of scientific knowledge the post-positivists make a strong case for a fundamental discontinuity in the development of science which can only be explained by extrascientific factors. The political, social and cultural environment, the argument goes on, determine both the questions and the terms in which they should be answered. Accordingly, the sociological and historical interpretation - volves in fact two ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
403
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Series
Logic, Epistemology, and the Unity of Science
Condition
New
Number of Pages
390
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402084041
SKU
V9781402084041
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From the reviews: “This volume is full of such thought-provoking nuggets, and it will certainly make an enjoyable reading to philosophers, historians of philosophy, philosophers of science, historians of Islamic/Arabic culture, grammarians, belletrists, and certainly practicing scientists who wish to take a deep breath, away from their exhausting work at their laboratories, and stop to think of what they ... Read more

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