Author: Ian Hacking
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521282468
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
A lively and clearly written introduction to the philosophy of natural science, organized around the central theme of scientific realism.
Representing and Intervening
Author: Ian Hacking
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521282468
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
A lively and clearly written introduction to the philosophy of natural science, organized around the central theme of scientific realism.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521282468
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
A lively and clearly written introduction to the philosophy of natural science, organized around the central theme of scientific realism.
Historical Ontology
Author: Ian Hacking
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674016071
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
In this text, Ian Hacking offers his reflections on the philosophical uses of history. The focus is the historical emergence of concepts and objects.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674016071
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
In this text, Ian Hacking offers his reflections on the philosophical uses of history. The focus is the historical emergence of concepts and objects.
Why Does Language Matter to Philosophy?
Author: Ian Hacking
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521099981
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Many people find themselves dissatisfied with recent linguistic philosophy, and yet know that language has always mattered deeply to philosophy and must in some sense continue to do so. Ian Hacking considers here some dozen case studies in the history of philosophy to show the different ways in which language has been important, and the consequences for the development of the subject. There are chapters on, among others, Hobbes, Berkeley, Russell, Ayer, Wittgenstein, Chomsky, Feyerabend and Davidson. Dr Hacking ends by speculating about the directions in which philosophy and the study of language seem likely to go. The book will provide students with a stimulating, broad survey of problems in the theory of meaning and the development of philosophy, particularly in this century. The topics treated in the philosophy of language are among the central, current concerns of philosophers, and the historical framework makes it possible to introduce concretely and intelligibly all the main theoretical issues.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521099981
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Many people find themselves dissatisfied with recent linguistic philosophy, and yet know that language has always mattered deeply to philosophy and must in some sense continue to do so. Ian Hacking considers here some dozen case studies in the history of philosophy to show the different ways in which language has been important, and the consequences for the development of the subject. There are chapters on, among others, Hobbes, Berkeley, Russell, Ayer, Wittgenstein, Chomsky, Feyerabend and Davidson. Dr Hacking ends by speculating about the directions in which philosophy and the study of language seem likely to go. The book will provide students with a stimulating, broad survey of problems in the theory of meaning and the development of philosophy, particularly in this century. The topics treated in the philosophy of language are among the central, current concerns of philosophers, and the historical framework makes it possible to introduce concretely and intelligibly all the main theoretical issues.
Psychological Anthropology Reconsidered
Author: John M. Ingham
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521559188
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Reviews developments in pyschological anthropology and examines psychoanalytic, dialogical and social perspectives on personality and culture.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521559188
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Reviews developments in pyschological anthropology and examines psychoanalytic, dialogical and social perspectives on personality and culture.
Science and Hermeneutics
Author: Vern S. Poythress
Publisher: Zondervan
ISBN: 0310409713
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
"Many years ago, upon reading Thomas S. Kuhn's work "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions", I was taken aback by the obvious parallels between the subject of that book and the field of biblical exegesis. It seemed strange then-- and more so now after all these years-- that no one had sought to draw out the implications of Kuhn's ideas for better understanding the conflicts that frequently arise over the interpretation of Scripture." --(from the preface) In this new volume of the Foundation of Contemporary Interpretation series, Vern Poythress gives an explanation of the conflicts that often arise between science and the interpretation of Scripture. Novices and experts alike will be fascinated by the author's clear and perceptive account of the relationship between science and hermeneutics. Pythress' analysis will help students of the Bible appreciate the origin and nature of interpretive disputes, aid students in developing exegetical skills, and allow students to examine opposing views.
Publisher: Zondervan
ISBN: 0310409713
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
"Many years ago, upon reading Thomas S. Kuhn's work "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions", I was taken aback by the obvious parallels between the subject of that book and the field of biblical exegesis. It seemed strange then-- and more so now after all these years-- that no one had sought to draw out the implications of Kuhn's ideas for better understanding the conflicts that frequently arise over the interpretation of Scripture." --(from the preface) In this new volume of the Foundation of Contemporary Interpretation series, Vern Poythress gives an explanation of the conflicts that often arise between science and the interpretation of Scripture. Novices and experts alike will be fascinated by the author's clear and perceptive account of the relationship between science and hermeneutics. Pythress' analysis will help students of the Bible appreciate the origin and nature of interpretive disputes, aid students in developing exegetical skills, and allow students to examine opposing views.
The Emergence of Probability
Author: Ian Hacking
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521318037
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Includes an introduction, contextualizing his book in light of developing philosophical trends.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521318037
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Includes an introduction, contextualizing his book in light of developing philosophical trends.
Rescuing Science from Politics
Author: Wendy Elizabeth Wagner
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521855209
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
This book examines how dominant interest groups manipulate the available science to support their positions.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521855209
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
This book examines how dominant interest groups manipulate the available science to support their positions.
Scientific Perspectivism
Author: Ronald N. Giere
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226292142
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 171
Book Description
Many people assume that the claims of scientists are objective truths. But historians, sociologists, and philosophers of science have long argued that scientific claims reflect the particular historical, cultural, and social context in which those claims were made. The nature of scientific knowledge is not absolute because it is influenced by the practice and perspective of human agents. Scientific Perspectivism argues that the acts of observing and theorizing are both perspectival, and this nature makes scientific knowledge contingent, as Thomas Kuhn theorized forty years ago. Using the example of color vision in humans to illustrate how his theory of “perspectivism” works, Ronald N. Giere argues that colors do not actually exist in objects; rather, color is the result of an interaction between aspects of the world and the human visual system. Giere extends this argument into a general interpretation of human perception and, more controversially, to scientific observation, conjecturing that the output of scientific instruments is perspectival. Furthermore, complex scientific principles—such as Maxwell’s equations describing the behavior of both the electric and magnetic fields—make no claims about the world, but models based on those principles can be used to make claims about specific aspects of the world. Offering a solution to the most contentious debate in the philosophy of science over the past thirty years, Scientific Perspectivism will be of interest to anyone involved in the study of science.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226292142
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 171
Book Description
Many people assume that the claims of scientists are objective truths. But historians, sociologists, and philosophers of science have long argued that scientific claims reflect the particular historical, cultural, and social context in which those claims were made. The nature of scientific knowledge is not absolute because it is influenced by the practice and perspective of human agents. Scientific Perspectivism argues that the acts of observing and theorizing are both perspectival, and this nature makes scientific knowledge contingent, as Thomas Kuhn theorized forty years ago. Using the example of color vision in humans to illustrate how his theory of “perspectivism” works, Ronald N. Giere argues that colors do not actually exist in objects; rather, color is the result of an interaction between aspects of the world and the human visual system. Giere extends this argument into a general interpretation of human perception and, more controversially, to scientific observation, conjecturing that the output of scientific instruments is perspectival. Furthermore, complex scientific principles—such as Maxwell’s equations describing the behavior of both the electric and magnetic fields—make no claims about the world, but models based on those principles can be used to make claims about specific aspects of the world. Offering a solution to the most contentious debate in the philosophy of science over the past thirty years, Scientific Perspectivism will be of interest to anyone involved in the study of science.
Mathematical Methods for the Natural and Engineering Sciences
Author: Ronald E Mickens
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
ISBN: 9813106247
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
This book provides a variety of methods required for the analysis and solution of equations which arise in the modeling of phenomena from the natural and engineering sciences. It can be used productively by both undergraduate and graduate students, as well as others who need to learn and understand these techniques. A detailed discussion is also presented for several topics that are usually not included in standard textbooks at this level: qualitative methods for differential equations, dimensionalization and scaling, elements of asymptotics, difference equations, and various perturbation methods. Each chapter contains a large number of worked examples and provides references to the appropriate literature.
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
ISBN: 9813106247
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
This book provides a variety of methods required for the analysis and solution of equations which arise in the modeling of phenomena from the natural and engineering sciences. It can be used productively by both undergraduate and graduate students, as well as others who need to learn and understand these techniques. A detailed discussion is also presented for several topics that are usually not included in standard textbooks at this level: qualitative methods for differential equations, dimensionalization and scaling, elements of asymptotics, difference equations, and various perturbation methods. Each chapter contains a large number of worked examples and provides references to the appropriate literature.
Introductory Ethics
Author: Fred Feldman
Publisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Clear, accurate presentation of the most important classical and contemporary theories in normative and metaethics-utilitarianism (act and rule), egoism, the categorical imperative, social contract theory, formalism, relativism (belief and conceptual), naturalism and non- naturalism, emotivism and prescriptive. Integrates thorough discussion of related concepts including justice, the will, autonomy, promises, punishment and universal law.
Publisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Clear, accurate presentation of the most important classical and contemporary theories in normative and metaethics-utilitarianism (act and rule), egoism, the categorical imperative, social contract theory, formalism, relativism (belief and conceptual), naturalism and non- naturalism, emotivism and prescriptive. Integrates thorough discussion of related concepts including justice, the will, autonomy, promises, punishment and universal law.