1st Edition

Philosophy and Scientific Realism

By J J C Smart Copyright 1963
176 Pages
by Routledge

180 Pages
by Routledge

176 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1963. In an introductory chapter the author argues that philosophy ought to be more than the art of clarifying thought and that it should concern itself with outlining a scientifically plausible world view. Early chapters deal with phenomenalism and the reality of theoretical entities, and with the relation between the physical and biological sciences. Free will, issues of... Read more
  1. The Province of Philosophy. 2 Physical Objects and Physical Theories. 3 Physics and Biology. 4 The Secondary Qualities. 5 Consciousness. 6 Man as a Physical Mechanism. 7 The Space-Time World. 8 Man and Nature

 

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J J C Smart