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Fact, Faith and Fiction in the Development of Science: The Gifford Lectures Given in the University of St Andrews 1976 (Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science)
R. Hooykaas
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Hardcover. In what variety of ways has the human mind, with its subjectivity and its capacity for self-deception, but also its piercing gifts of discovery, managed to come to terms with 'the whimsical tricks of nature'? This book conveys historical thought about modes of scientific advance. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 478 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 835.
In this posthumous book, the late Professor R. Hooykaas (1906-1994) conveys a lifetime of historical thought about modes of scientific advance over the centuries. In what variety of ways has the human mind, with all its subjectivity and its capacity for self-deception, but also its piercing gifts of discovery, managed to come to terms with `the whimsical tricks of nature'? Central to this erudite, penetrating, and widely ranging study is Hooykaas's distinction between facts (given by nature yet entirely subject to our mode of interpreting them), faith (broad conceptions like the ... Read more
In this posthumous book, the late Professor R. Hooykaas (1906-1994) conveys a lifetime of historical thought about modes of scientific advance over the centuries. In what variety of ways has the human mind, with all its subjectivity and its capacity for self-deception, but also its piercing gifts of discovery, managed to come to terms with `the whimsical tricks of nature'? Central to this erudite, penetrating, and widely ranging study is Hooykaas's distinction between facts (given by nature yet entirely subject to our mode of interpreting them), faith (broad conceptions like the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Series
Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science
Condition
New
Weight
834g
Number of Pages
462
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792357742
SKU
V9780792357742
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