Turkish Studies in the History and Philosophy of Science
. Ed(S): Irzik, Gurol; Guzeldere, Guven
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Hardback. Gives an overview of the state of research by Turkish philosophers and historians of science. This title covers the topics that address issues in methodology, causation, and reduction, and include philosophy of logic and physics, philosophy of psychology and language, and Ottoman science studies. Editor(s): Irzik, Gurol; Guzeldere, Guven. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 636.
As an academic discipline, the philosophy and history of science in Turkey was marked by two historical events: Hans Reichenbach's immigrating to Turkey and taking a post between 1933 and 1938 at Istanbul University prior to his tenure at UCLA, and Aydin Sayili's establishing a chair in the history of science in 1952 after having become the first student to receive a Ph.D. under George Sarton at Harvard University. Since then, both disciplines have flourished in Turkey.
The present book, which contains seventeen newly commissioned articles, aims to give a rich overview of the current state of research by Turkish ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
Series
Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science
Number of Pages
308
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402033322
SKU
V9781402033322
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99-15
Reviews for Turkish Studies in the History and Philosophy of Science
"Philosophy is alive and well in Turkey. This is a wonderful volume, chock-full of first-rate essay by Turkish philosophers and historians of science. Readers will also learn something about the early days of analytical philosophy in Turkey. The interview that Güven Güzeldere conducted with Maria Reichenbach and David Kaplan is a fascinating read. If, however, your department is fighting for ... Read more