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Reason and the Search for Knowledge
Dudley Shapere
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Description for Reason and the Search for Knowledge
Paperback. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 500 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 741.
An impressive characteristic of Dudley Shapere's studies in the philosophy of the sciences has been his dogged reasonableness. He sorts things out, with logical care and mastery of the materials, and with an epistemological curiosity for the historical happenings which is both critical and respectful. Science changes, and the philosopher had better not link philosophical standards too tightly to either the latest orthodox or the provocative up start in scientific fashions; and yet, as critic, the philosopher must not only master the sciences but also explicate their meanings, not those of a cognitive never-never land. Neither dreamer nor pedant, Professor ... Read more
An impressive characteristic of Dudley Shapere's studies in the philosophy of the sciences has been his dogged reasonableness. He sorts things out, with logical care and mastery of the materials, and with an epistemological curiosity for the historical happenings which is both critical and respectful. Science changes, and the philosopher had better not link philosophical standards too tightly to either the latest orthodox or the provocative up start in scientific fashions; and yet, as critic, the philosopher must not only master the sciences but also explicate their meanings, not those of a cognitive never-never land. Neither dreamer nor pedant, Professor ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
500
Condition
New
Series
Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science
Number of Pages
500
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789027716415
SKU
V9789027716415
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