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World Views and Scientific Discipline Formation
. Ed(S): Woodward, William Ray; Cohen, Robert S.
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Paperback. Editor(s): Woodward, William Ray; Cohen, Robert S. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 487 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GB; HB; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 747.
The various efforts to develop a Marxist philosophy of science in the one time 'socialist' countries were casualties of the Cold War. Even those who were in no way Marxists, and those who were undogmatic in their Marxisms, now confront a new world. All the more harsh is it for those who worked within the framework imposed upon professional philosophy by the official ideology. Here in this book, we are concerned with some 31 colleagues from the late German Democratic Republic, representative in their scholarship of the achievements of a curiously creative while dismayingly repressive period. The literature published in ... Read more
The various efforts to develop a Marxist philosophy of science in the one time 'socialist' countries were casualties of the Cold War. Even those who were in no way Marxists, and those who were undogmatic in their Marxisms, now confront a new world. All the more harsh is it for those who worked within the framework imposed upon professional philosophy by the official ideology. Here in this book, we are concerned with some 31 colleagues from the late German Democratic Republic, representative in their scholarship of the achievements of a curiously creative while dismayingly repressive period. The literature published in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
487
Condition
New
Series
Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science
Number of Pages
471
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401053952
SKU
V9789401053952
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