The World Observed/The World Conceived

The World Observed/The World Conceived
Author: Hans Radder
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Total Pages: 233
Release: 2014-06-26
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0822971062
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Observation and conceptual interpretation constitute the two major ways through which human beings engage the world. The World Observed/The World Conceived presents an innovative analysis of the nature and role of observation and conceptualization. While these two actions are often treated as separate, Hans Radder shows that they are inherently interconnected-that materially realized observational processes are always conceptually interpreted and that the meaning of concepts depends on the way they structure observational processes and abstract from them. He examines the role of human action and conceptualization in realizing observational processes and develops a detailed theory of the relationship between observation, abstraction, and the meaning of concepts. The World Observed/The World Conceived will prove useful to many areas of scholarly study including ontology, epistemology, philosophy of language, philosophy of science, science studies, and cognitive science.

From Commodification to the Common Good

From Commodification to the Common Good
Author: Hans Radder
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Total Pages: 402
Release: 2019-08-16
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0822987090
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The commodification of science—often identified with commercialization, or the selling of expertise and research results and the “capitalization of knowledge” in academia and beyond—has been investigated as a threat to the autonomy of science and academic culture and criticized for undermining the social responsibility of modern science. In From Commodification to the Common Good, Hans Radder revisits the commodification of the sciences from a philosophical perspective to focus instead on a potential alternative, the notion of public-interest science. Scientific knowledge, he argues, constitutes a common good only if it serves those affected by the issues at stake, irrespective of commercial gain. Scrutinizing the theory and practices of scientific and technological patenting, Radder challenges the legitimacy of commercial monopolies and the private appropriation and exploitation of research results. His book invites us to reevaluate established laws and to question doctrines and practices that may impede or even prohibit scientific research and social progress so that we might achieve real and significant transformations in service of the common good.

The Idea of the World

The Idea of the World
Author: Bernardo Kastrup
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2019-03-29
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1785357409
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A rigorous case for the primacy of mind in nature, from philosophy to neuroscience, psychology and physics. The Idea of the World offers a grounded alternative to the frenzy of unrestrained abstractions and unexamined assumptions in philosophy and science today. This book examines what can be learned about the nature of reality based on conceptual parsimony, straightforward logic and empirical evidence from fields as diverse as physics and neuroscience. It compiles an overarching case for idealism - the notion that reality is essentially mental - from ten original articles the author has previously published in leading academic journals. The case begins with an exposition of the logical fallacies and internal contradictions of the reigning physicalist ontology and its popular alternatives, such as bottom-up panpsychism. It then advances a compelling formulation of idealism that elegantly makes sense of - and reconciles - classical and quantum worlds. The main objections to idealism are systematically refuted and empirical evidence is reviewed that corroborates the formulation presented here. The book closes with an analysis of the hidden psychological motivations behind mainstream physicalism and the implications of idealism for the way we relate to the world.

Sophie's World

Sophie's World
Author: Jostein Gaarder
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Total Pages: 735
Release: 2007-03-20
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1466804270
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A page-turning novel that is also an exploration of the great philosophical concepts of Western thought, Jostein Gaarder's Sophie's World has fired the imagination of readers all over the world, with more than twenty million copies in print. One day fourteen-year-old Sophie Amundsen comes home from school to find in her mailbox two notes, with one question on each: "Who are you?" and "Where does the world come from?" From that irresistible beginning, Sophie becomes obsessed with questions that take her far beyond what she knows of her Norwegian village. Through those letters, she enrolls in a kind of correspondence course, covering Socrates to Sartre, with a mysterious philosopher, while receiving letters addressed to another girl. Who is Hilde? And why does her mail keep turning up? To unravel this riddle, Sophie must use the philosophy she is learning—but the truth turns out to be far more complicated than she could have imagined.

The Philosophy of Scientific Experimentation

The Philosophy of Scientific Experimentation
Author: Hans Radder
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Pre
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2003
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9780822957959
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The Philosophy of Scientific Experimentation is a collection of essays that focuses on the identification and clarification of philosophical issues in experimental science, such as the link between science and technology, the role of theory in experimentation involving material and causal intervention, and the impact of modeling and computer simulation on experimentation.

World Conception - Chronological Version -

World Conception - Chronological Version -
Author: Mario D Rucci
Publisher: Ruc Books
Total Pages: 464
Release: 2019-02-25
Genre:
ISBN: 9781999527488
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World Conception is a work of conceptions (PHILOSOPHY). It deals mainly with conceptual development (PHYSICS), conceptual representation (LINGUISTICS), and conceptual management (SYSTEMATICS). In other words, it is about the development of bodies, the representation of ideas, and the management of categories. And all of that is conveyed thru a system for the Physical development of the world (the magnetic system), a system for the Mental representation of the world (the ideographic system), and a system for the Social government of the world (the tabular system). These systems lead to a unifying view of the world. My Ruccian friend, if you are curious about a unifying view of our world, this is the book for you. In its chronological version, it is not an easy read; but, in the end, it'll be worth it. The Chronological Version of WORLD is an account of how my system developed. The separate volumes are in relation to the years they were produced. (In order to be able to handle the digital files with some ease, it was necessary to divide this account into 5 volumes.) I hope to produce a Subject-Related or Topical Version in the future, where the separate volumes will be in relation to the topics discussed. WARNING: Given the size of tables, the electronic version of WORLD will not work on a small e-reader. You have to use a large tablet or a computer. And, for a better experience, you could set the page display at 200%.

The Philosophy Of Scientific Experimentation

The Philosophy Of Scientific Experimentation
Author: Hans Radder
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Pre
Total Pages: 332
Release: 2003-02-23
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9780822972396
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The Philosophy of Scientific Experimentation focuses on the identification and clarification of philosophical issues in experimental science.Since the late 1980s, the neglect of experiment by philosophers and historians of science has been replaced by a keen interest in the subject. In this volume, a number of prominent philosophers of experiment directly address basic theoretical questions, develop existing philosophical accounts, and offer novel perspectives on the subject, rather than rely exclusively on historical cases of experimental practice.Each essay examines one or more of six interconnected themes that run throughout the collection: the philosophical implications of actively and intentionally interfering with the material world while conducting experiments; issues of interpretation regarding causality; the link between science and technology; the role of theory in experimentation involving material and causal intervention; the impact of modeling and computer simulation on experimentation; and the philosophical implications of the design, operation, and use of scientific instruments.