Knowledge and the World
Challenges Beyond the Science Wars
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Contributions
- M. Carrier (Editor) - Contributor
- J. Roggenhofer (Editor) - Contributor
- G. Küppers (Editor) - Contributor
- P. Blanchard (Editor) - Contributor
Publication
2004-06-24 - Springer
Language
English
Word Count
82,500 words, Guess
Page Count
330 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL9054541M
- ISBN-139783540210092
- ISBN-103540210091
- OCLC Control Number54400088
- Library of Congress Control Number2004042702
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- Goodreads541391
- LibraryThing8332513
Classifications
- LCCQ175.55 .K555 2004
Description
The fundamental question of whether, or in what sense, science informs us about the real world has pervaded the history of thought since antiquity. Is what science tells us about the world determined unambiguously by facts, or does the content of any scientific theory in some way depend on the human condition? "Sokal’s hoax" attacked the mere seriousness of post-modern views of science and shifted this controversial debate to a new level, which very quickly came to be known as "Science Wars". "Knowledge and the World" examines and reviews the broad range of philosophical positions on this issue, extending from realism to relativism, to expound the epistemic merit of science, and to tackle the central question: in what sense can science justifiably claim to provide a truthful portrait of reality? Challenges beyond the Science Wars are taken up by contributions of scientists, sociologists and philosophers of science, which connect perspectives of a wide variety of disciplines (including biology and cultural studies). This book addresses everyone interested in the philosophy and history of science, and in particular in the interplay between the social and natural sciences.
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