Holism and the Understanding of Science: Integrating the Analytical, Historical and Sociological

ISBN-13: 9781138734937 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 182 str.

Louis Caruana

Opis

This title was first published in 2000:  "This book addresses issues which are central in the philosophy of science, exploring a large and relevant literature.

Recenzje

'The author has discussed eruditely his main thesis...' Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy

Spis treści

Contents: The task ahead; Cognitive holism: Ways of understanding holism; The all-or-nothing problem; Minimal cognitive holism; Social holism: Using words; Following rules; Group belief; Discourse and Practice: The notion of discourse; The notion of practice; The case of science: Practices, interests and purposes; Constraints on scientific discourse; Experimentation and the link to rudimentary actions; Common practice: Common practice as universal; Common practice situated between biology and culture; Constraints and objectivity: Preliminary ideas about constraints; Refinement of the idea of constraint; Objectivity; Scientific Objectivity and realism: The objectivity of scientific practice; The original task; Bibliography; Index.

O autorze

Louis Caruana