Metaphysics and the Disunity of Scientific Knowledge e-bog
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First published in 1998, this volume's primary concern is to demonstrate how a metaphysics can be developed which enables us to make do in an uncertain world and to develop a pragmatic alternative to postmodernism. Opposing unificationist view of science, Clarke suggests, needs to be understood in the context of the perceived threat of metaphysical disorder. He explores this through issues incl...
E-bog
288,10 DKK
Forlag
Routledge
Udgivet
26 oktober 2018
Længde
135 sider
Genrer
JF
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9780429832642
First published in 1998, this volume's primary concern is to demonstrate how a metaphysics can be developed which enables us to make do in an uncertain world and to develop a pragmatic alternative to postmodernism. Opposing unificationist view of science, Clarke suggests, needs to be understood in the context of the perceived threat of metaphysical disorder. He explores this through issues including epistemology, fundamentalism, pluralism and idealisation and identifies a potential solution similar to the work of Otto Neurath.