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Methodology, Metaphysics and the History of Science
. Ed(S): Cohen, Robert S.; Wartofsky, Marx W.
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Paperback. Editor(s): Cohen, Robert S.; Wartofsky, Marx W. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 383 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; JPA; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 593.
This selection of papers that were presented (or nearly so!) to the Boston Colloquium for the Philosophy of Science during the seventies fairly re presents some of the most disturbing issues of scientific knowledge in these years. To the distant observer, it may seem that the defense of rational standards, objective reference, methodical self-correction, even the distin guishing of the foolish from the sensible and the truth-seeking from the ideological, has nearly collapsed. In fact, the defense may be seen to have shifted; the knowledge business came under scrutiny decades ago and, indeed, from the time of Francis Bacon and ... Read more
This selection of papers that were presented (or nearly so!) to the Boston Colloquium for the Philosophy of Science during the seventies fairly re presents some of the most disturbing issues of scientific knowledge in these years. To the distant observer, it may seem that the defense of rational standards, objective reference, methodical self-correction, even the distin guishing of the foolish from the sensible and the truth-seeking from the ideological, has nearly collapsed. In fact, the defense may be seen to have shifted; the knowledge business came under scrutiny decades ago and, indeed, from the time of Francis Bacon and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
383
Condition
New
Series
Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science
Number of Pages
373
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789400963337
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V9789400963337
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