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Reductionism and the Development of Knowledge
248 Pages
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Psychology Press
248 Pages
by
Psychology Press
248 Pages
by
Psychology Press
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Among the many conceits of modern thought is the idea that philosophy, tainted as it is by subjective evaluation, is a shaky guide for human affairs. People, it is argued, are better off if they base their conduct either on know-how with its pragmatic criterion of truth (i.e., possibility) or on science with its universal criterion of rational necessity.
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Contents: Preface. T. Brown, Reductionism and the Circle of the Sciences. Part I: Ways of Understanding. W.F. Overton, Understanding, Explanation, and Reductionism: Finding a Cure for Cartesian Anxiety. W.C. Wimsatt, Evolution, Entrenchment, and Innateness. J.O.F. Vega, G. Hernández, J.J. Rivaud, Reductionism in Mathematics. Part II: Representation. M.H. Bickhard, The Biological Emergence of Representation. T. Nunes, The Role of Systems of Signs in Reasoning. L. Morgado, The Role of Representation in Piagetian Theory: Changes Over Time. C. Lightfoot, Breathing Lessons: Self as Genre and Aesthetic. Part III: Looking Toward the Future. L. Smith, From Epistemology to Psychology in the Development of Knowledge.
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Terrance Brown, Leslie Smith
