1st Edition
Wicked Philosophy Philosophy of Science and Vision Development for Complex Problems
By Coyan Tromp
Copyright 2018
204 Pages
by
Routledge
204 Pages
by
Routledge
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Wicked Philosophy. Philosophy of Science and Vision Development for Complex Problems provides an overview of the philosophy of the natural sciences, the social sciences and the humanities, and explores how insights from these three domains can be integrated to help find solutions for the complex, 'wicked' problems we are currently facing., The core of a new science-based vision is complexity... Read more
Preface, 1. Twenty-First-Century Science, 1.1 'Wicked' Problems: The Great Challenges of Our Times, 1.2 The State of Modern Science, 1.3 The Inevitability of Philosophy, 1.4 Future Avenues, 2 Contemporary Approaches, 2.1 The Traditional Standard Research Model, 2.2 Interpretivism as an Alternative Paradigm, 2.3 Current Models and Future Thinking, 2.4 Unity in Diversity, 3 Structure and Action in Science, 3.1 Objective Structures or Subjective Perspectives? 3.2 A Clash of Approaches? 3.3 Beyond the Oppositions, 3.4 Towards a More Dynamic View of Science, 4 Science as a Rational Process, 4.1 The 'Project of Reason', 4.2 Unintended and Unwanted Consequences of the Rationality Process, 4.3 The Societal Value of Science, 4.4 Does Knowledge Also Imply Wisdom?, 4.5 From Funnel Rationality to a More Comprehensive Rationality, 5 Robust Knowledge for Complex Problems, 5.1 Towards a Complexity-Based, Integrated Research Approach, 5.2 Science in Progress, 5.3 Quality Criteria for Research into Complex Issues, 5.4 Dealing with Complexity, 6 The Future of Science, 6.1 Science and Futures Thinking, 6.2 Vision-Based Science and Science-Based Visions, 6.3 From Funnel Vision to Comprehensive Science, References, Glossary and Index, Colophon.
Biography
Coyan Tromp teaches Philosophy of Science, Futures Thinking, Interdisciplinary Methodology and 21st Century Skills at the Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies of the University of Amsterdam. She is also curriculum developer, and co-designer of the Interdisciplinary Bachelor’s Programme Future Planet Studies and the Minor Science for Sustainability.
