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The Problem of Reductionism in Science. (Colloquium of the Swiss Society of Logic and Philosophy of Science, Zurich, May 18-19, 1990).
Evandro . Ed(S): Agazzi
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Paperback. Editor(s): Agazzi, Evandro. Series: Episteme. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPL; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 351.
The topic to which this book is devoted is reductionism, and not reduction. The difference in the adoption of these two denominations is not, contrary to what might appear at first sight, just a matter of preference between a more abstract (reductionism) or a more concrete (reduction) terminology for indicating the same sUbject matter. In fact, the difference is that between a philosophical doctrine (or, perhaps, simply a philosophical tenet or claim) and a scientific procedure. Of course, this does not mean that these two fields are separated; they are only distinct, and this already means that they are also ... Read more
The topic to which this book is devoted is reductionism, and not reduction. The difference in the adoption of these two denominations is not, contrary to what might appear at first sight, just a matter of preference between a more abstract (reductionism) or a more concrete (reduction) terminology for indicating the same sUbject matter. In fact, the difference is that between a philosophical doctrine (or, perhaps, simply a philosophical tenet or claim) and a scientific procedure. Of course, this does not mean that these two fields are separated; they are only distinct, and this already means that they are also ... Read more
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Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
217
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Series
Episteme
Number of Pages
217
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Dordrecht, Netherlands
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9789401055444
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V9789401055444
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