Science Meets Philosophy
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Science Meets Philosophy

What Makes Science Divided but Still Significant

  1. 290 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Science Meets Philosophy

What Makes Science Divided but Still Significant

About this book

The book is an attempt to bring together what are often seen as incommensurable scientific and philosophical positions. Its core argument is that a main reason for the divisions about what constitutes scientific knowledge relates to disagreements on philosophical issues. The book explores what these disagreements are about, and discusses whether they can be overcome.

Taking a historical perspective, the book traces the divides in science back to three main philosophical traditions: realism, idealism, and scepticism. It maps how these have inspired three main current positions in science: logical empiricism, phenomenology, and sociology of scientific knowledge.

The book is intended for a general audience concerned with today's debates on scientific knowledge and society. It will be useful for students and researchers studying philosophy of science, sociology of scientific knowledge, realism, phenomenology, positivism, logical empiricism, analytical philosophy, and sustainable scientific knowledge.

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Yes, you can access Science Meets Philosophy by Hans Christian Garmann Johnsen in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Social Sciences & Sociology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2023
Print ISBN
9781032354354
eBook ISBN
9781000861990
Edition
1
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Sociology
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Series
  4. Title
  5. Copyright
  6. Contents
  7. Preface
  8. 1 A king’s art
  9. 2 Antiquity and the origin of the divides in philosophy of science
  10. 3 The realist track towards logical empiricism: the problem of conceptualising reality
  11. 4 The idealist track towards phenomenology: the problem of objectivity of thinking
  12. 5 The scepticism track towards the sociology of science: the problem with the concept of knowing
  13. 6 Still a role for philosophy?
  14. SmP References
  15. Index