Norris
John Wiley & Sons
e druk, 1997
9780631198659
Against Relativism: Philosophy of Science, Deconstruction and Critical Theory
Philosophy of Science, Deconstruction, and Critical Theory
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Paperback, 344 blz.
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Engels
John Wiley & Sons |
e druk, 1997
ISBN13: 9780631198659
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Levertijd ongeveer 8 werkdagen
Samenvatting
This book offers a vigorous and constructive challenge to relativism by examining a wide range of anti–realist theories, and in response offering a variety of arguments amounting to a strong defence of critical realism in the natural and social sciences.
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Inhoudsopgave
Acknowledgements.
<p>Introduction.</p>
<p>1. Metaphor, Concept, and Theory–Change: Deconstruction as Critical Ontology.</p>
<p>2. Deconstruction and Epistemology: Bachelard, Derrida, de Man.</p>
<p>3. Ontological Relativity and Meaning–Variance: A Critical–Constructive Review.</p>
<p>4. Deconstructing Anti–Realism: Quantum Mechanics and Interpretation–Theory.</p>
<p>5. Hermeneutics, Anti–Realism, and Philosophy of Science.</p>
<p>6. Anti–Realism and Constructive Empiricism: Is There a (Real) Difference?.</p>
<p>7. Ontology According to Van Frassen: Some Problems with Constructive Empiricism.</p>
<p>8. Stuck in the Mangle: Sociology of Science and its Discontents.</p>
<p>9. But Will It Fly? Aerodynamics as a Test–Case for Anti–Realism.</p>
<p>10. Why Strong Sociologists Abhor a Vacuum: Shapin and Schaffer on the Boyle/Hobbes Controversy.</p>
<p>11. Leviathan and the Turbojet: A Critique of Sociological Unreason.</p>
<p>Index.</p>
<p>Introduction.</p>
<p>1. Metaphor, Concept, and Theory–Change: Deconstruction as Critical Ontology.</p>
<p>2. Deconstruction and Epistemology: Bachelard, Derrida, de Man.</p>
<p>3. Ontological Relativity and Meaning–Variance: A Critical–Constructive Review.</p>
<p>4. Deconstructing Anti–Realism: Quantum Mechanics and Interpretation–Theory.</p>
<p>5. Hermeneutics, Anti–Realism, and Philosophy of Science.</p>
<p>6. Anti–Realism and Constructive Empiricism: Is There a (Real) Difference?.</p>
<p>7. Ontology According to Van Frassen: Some Problems with Constructive Empiricism.</p>
<p>8. Stuck in the Mangle: Sociology of Science and its Discontents.</p>
<p>9. But Will It Fly? Aerodynamics as a Test–Case for Anti–Realism.</p>
<p>10. Why Strong Sociologists Abhor a Vacuum: Shapin and Schaffer on the Boyle/Hobbes Controversy.</p>
<p>11. Leviathan and the Turbojet: A Critique of Sociological Unreason.</p>
<p>Index.</p>