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Human sciences : reappraising the humanities through history and philosophy /
"Human Sciences assesses the importance and value of the humanities historically and philosophically, and makes the case for treating them as sciences. Through careful examination of the characteristics they share with the natural and social science, as well as what distinguishes them from othe...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Albany, NY :
State University of New York Press,
©2000.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "Human Sciences assesses the importance and value of the humanities historically and philosophically, and makes the case for treating them as sciences. Through careful examination of the characteristics they share with the natural and social science, as well as what distinguishes them from other scientific fields, the book argues that the humanities may be seen to correspond with the German/Latin Wissenschaft/scientia - that is, as systematic, organized bodies of knowledge, rather than as branches of knowledge that should necessarily emulate the quantitative and experimental approach of the natural sciences After analyzing the humananities from historical and philosophical perspectives, the book presents a general philosophy of science that results from an analysis of the features that are shared by the humanities and the natural and social sciences, and then applies some of these insights to philosophical problems of particular relevance for the humanities, such as moral philosophy and the relation between art and cognition."--Jacket |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 448 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 395-413) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 0585289220 9780585289229 0791492451 9780791492451 |