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Evaluating Philosophies
Mario Bunge
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Description for Evaluating Philosophies
Hardback. This book surveys philosophies that have had a significant positive or negative impact on the search for truth, offering systemism and materialism as research-nurturing doctrines. Covers problems under current discussion, and points out neglected topics. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 239 x 17. Weight in Grams: 460.
The first part deals with philosophies that have had a significant input, positive or negative, on the search for truth; it suggests that scientific and technological are either stimulated or smothered by a philosophical matrix; and it outlines two ontological doctrines believed to have nurtured research in modern times: systemism (not to be mistaken for holism) and materialism (as an extension of physicalism). The second part discusses a few practical problems that are being actively discussed in the literature, from climatology and information science to economics and legal philosophy. This discussion is informed by the general ... Read more
The first part deals with philosophies that have had a significant input, positive or negative, on the search for truth; it suggests that scientific and technological are either stimulated or smothered by a philosophical matrix; and it outlines two ontological doctrines believed to have nurtured research in modern times: systemism (not to be mistaken for holism) and materialism (as an extension of physicalism). The second part discusses a few practical problems that are being actively discussed in the literature, from climatology and information science to economics and legal philosophy. This discussion is informed by the general ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Series
Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science
Number of Pages
202
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789400744073
SKU
V9789400744073
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