1st Edition
Rethinking Science A Philosophical Introduction to the Unity of Science
By Jan Faye
Copyright 2002
228 Pages
by
Routledge
228 Pages
by
Routledge
228 Pages
by
Routledge
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This title was first published in 2002.Science and humanity are usually seen as very different: the sciences of nature aim at explanations whereas the sciences of man seek meaning and understanding. This book shows how these contrasting descriptions fail to fit into a modern philosophical account of the sciences and the arts. Presenting some of the major ideas within the philosophy of science on... Read more
Contents: Preface; The unity of the sciences; Reductionism, emergentism, and holism; Explanation; Interpretation; Facts; Methods; Laws and rules; Theories and models; Realism and antirealism; Beyond the sciences; Index.
Biography
Jan Faye
