New Directions In The Philosophy Of Science
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Author | : Maria Carla Galavotti |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 754 |
Release | : 2014-06-02 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 331904382X |
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This volume sheds light on still unexplored issues and raises new questions in the main areas addressed by the philosophy of science. Bringing together selected papers from three main events, the book presents the most advanced scientific results in the field and suggests innovative lines for further investigation. It explores how discussions on several notions of the philosophy of science can help different scientific disciplines in learning from each other. Finally, it focuses on the relationship between Cambridge and Vienna in twentieth century philosophy of science. The areas examined in the book are: formal methods, the philosophy of the natural and life sciences, the cultural and social sciences, the physical sciences and the history of the philosophy of science.
Author | : Daniel Little |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 2016-09-12 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 1783487410 |
Download New Directions in the Philosophy of Social Science Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
An accessible introduction to the latest developments and debates in the philosophy of social science.
Author | : A. Broadbent |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 225 |
Release | : 2013-06-10 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1137315601 |
Download Philosophy of Epidemiology Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Epidemiology is one of the fastest growing and increasingly important sciences. This thorough analysis lays out the conceptual foundations of epidemiology, identifying traps and setting out the benefits of properly understanding this fascinating and important discipline, as well as providing the means to do so.
Author | : Maria Carla Galavotti |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 788 |
Release | : 2014-06-30 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9783319043838 |
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Author | : Joseph C. Pitt |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 229 |
Release | : 2013-03-09 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9401584184 |
Download New Directions in the Philosophy of Technology Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
In this collection we finally find the philosophy of technology, a young and rapidly developing area of scholarly interest, making contact with history of science and technology, and mainstream epistemological and metaphysical issues. The sophistication of these papers indicates the maturity of the field as it moves away from the advocacy of anti-technology ideological posturing toward a deeper understanding of the options and restraints technological developments provide. The papers presented here take us over a threshold into the real world of complicated social and technological interactions where science and art are shown to be integral to our understanding of technological change, and technological innovations are seen as configuring our knowledge of the world and opening up new possibilities for human development. With its rich historical base, this volume will be of interest to all students concerned about the interactions among technology, society, and philosophy.
Author | : Kourken Michaelian |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 323 |
Release | : 2018-04-27 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 1351660012 |
Download New Directions in the Philosophy of Memory Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Although philosophers have explored memory since antiquity, recent years have seen the birth of philosophy of memory as a distinct field. This book—the first of its kind—charts emerging directions of research in the field. The book’s seventeen newly commissioned chapters develop novel theories of remembering and forgetting, analyze the phenomenology and content of memory, debate issues in the ethics and epistemology of remembering, and explore the relationship between memory and affectivity. Written by leading researchers in the philosophy of memory, the chapters collectively present an exciting vision of the future of this dynamic area of research.
Author | : Manuel Heras-Escribano |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 241 |
Release | : 2019-01-17 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 3319988301 |
Download The Philosophy of Affordances Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
This book is the first monograph fully devoted to analyzing the philosophical aspects of affordances. The concept of affordance, coined and developed in the field of ecological psychology, describes the possibilities for action available in the environment. This work offers a systematic approach to the key philosophical features of affordances, such as their ontological characterization, their relation to normative practices, and the idea of agency that follows from viewing affordances as key objects of perception, while also proposing an innovative philosophical characterization of affordances as dispositional properties. The Philosophy of Affordances analyzes the implications that a proper understanding of affordances has for the philosophy of mind and the cognitive sciences, and aims to intensify the dialogue between philosophy and ecological psychology in which each discipline benefits from the tools and insights of the other.
Author | : Thomas Tymoczko |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 458 |
Release | : 1998-02 |
Genre | : Mathematics |
ISBN | : 9780691034980 |
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The traditional debate among philosophers of mathematics is whether there is an external mathematical reality, something out there to be discovered, or whether mathematics is the product of the human mind. This provocative book, now available in a revised and expanded paperback edition, goes beyond foundationalist questions to offer what has been called a "postmodern" assessment of the philosophy of mathematics--one that addresses issues of theoretical importance in terms of mathematical experience. By bringing together essays of leading philosophers, mathematicians, logicians, and computer scientists, Thomas Tymoczko reveals an evolving effort to account for the nature of mathematics in relation to other human activities. These accounts include such topics as the history of mathematics as a field of study, predictions about how computers will influence the future organization of mathematics, and what processes a proof undergoes before it reaches publishable form. This expanded edition now contains essays by Penelope Maddy, Michael D. Resnik, and William P. Thurston that address the nature of mathematical proofs. The editor has provided a new afterword and a supplemental bibliography of recent work.
Author | : Konrad Werner |
Publisher | : Springer Nature |
Total Pages | : 234 |
Release | : 2021-10-30 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 3030799646 |
Download The Embodied Philosopher Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
The book is the first formulation of a meta-philosophical scheme rooted in the embodied cognition paradigm. The latter views subjects capable of cognition and experience as living, embodied creatures coupled with their environments. On the other hand, the emergence of experimental philosophy has given rise to a new context in which philosophers have begun to search for a more thorough definition of philosophical competence. The time is ripe for these two trends to join their efforts. Therefore, the book discusses what it means for a human being thought of as a living subject to pursue philosophy. In this context, in contrast to the existing literature, philosophical competence must not be conflated with competence in philosophy. The former is a skill or attitude. The book refers to this peculiar attitude as the recognition of one’s epistemic position.
Author | : Janet A. Kourany |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 168 |
Release | : 2010-09-09 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9780199750443 |
Download Philosophy of Science after Feminism Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
In this monograph Janet A. Kourany argues for a philosophy of science more socially engaged and socially responsible than the philosophy of science we have now. The central questions feminist scientists, philosophers, and historians have been raising about science during the last three decades form Kourany's point of departure and her response to these questions builds on their insights. This way of approaching science differs from mainstream philosophy of science in two crucial respects: it locates science within its wider societal context rather than treating science as if it existed in a social, political, and economic vacuum; and it points the way to a more comprehensive understanding of scientific rationality, one that integrates the ethical with the epistemic. Kourany develops her particular response, dubbed by her the ideal of socially responsible science, beyond the gender-related questions and contexts that form its origins and she defends it against a variety of challenges, epistemological, historical, sociological, economic, and political. She ends by displaying the important new directions philosophy of science can take and the impressive new roles philosophers of science can fill with the approach to science she offers.