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Science and the Pursuit of Wisdom : Studies in the Philosophy of Nicholas Maxwell.
Nicholas Maxwell's provocative and highly-original philosophy of science urges a revolution in academic inquiry affecting all branches of learning, so that the single-minded pursuit of knowledge is replaced with the aim of helping people realize what is of value in life and make progress toward...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berlin :
De Gruyter,
2009.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Nicholas Maxwell's provocative and highly-original philosophy of science urges a revolution in academic inquiry affecting all branches of learning, so that the single-minded pursuit of knowledge is replaced with the aim of helping people realize what is of value in life and make progress toward a more civilized world. This volume of essays from an international, interdisciplinary group of scholars engages Maxwell in critical evaluation and celebrates his contribution to philosophy spanning forty years. Several of the contributors, like Maxwell, took their inspiration from Sir Karl Popper's phi. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (332 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Zahlr. Abb. |
| ISBN: | 9783110319439 3110319438 9783110319101 3110319101 |