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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 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Preface; How Can Life Of Value Best Flourish in the Real World; 1. The Urgent Need for an Intellectual Revolution; 2. Two Fundamental Problems; 3. Autobiographical Remarks; 4. What Kind of Inquiry Can Best Help Life of Value to Flourish?; 5. The Human World/Physical Universe Problem; 6. Connections Between the Two Problems; Sonnets on Wisdom; Faustus in us; Wise at heart; The Way Of Wisdom; The Spirit of Wisdom; Nicholas Maxwell in Context; 1. Introduction; 2. New Academic Courses, Programs and Departments Formed inResponse to Human Problems.
- 3. Academic Research Associated with "What is of Value in Life"4. Wisdom Education; 5. Conclusion; Prolegomena To a Critique of PureWisdom; 1. Why Wisdom Is Unloved by Western Philosophers; 2. Wisdom as the Enemy of Prophecy and Progress; 3. Is 'Maxwellian Wisdom' Really Wisdom or Simply FinalizedScience?; Why is it so Hard to Move fromKnowledge to Wisdom?; 1. Introduction; 2. Why not?
- The Social Dimension; 3. Tyranny and Voluntary Servitude; 4. Capitalism; 6. Epilogue; The Urgent Need for an IntellectualRevolution: Maxwell's Version; 1. Introduction.
- 2. The Advocacy of Knowledge without Wisdom3. For Wisdom to Take Over; 4. Decisions about Agendas; 5. Agendas as Coordinating Institutions; 6. Agendas in History; 7. Political Agendas; 8. Muddling Through Agendas; 9. Conclusion; No Easy Answers:Wisdom and Cognitive Science; 1. Introduction; 2. Computers and Cognitive Science; 3. Computers and the Military; 4. Military Themes; 5. Keeping One's Hands Clean; 6. Might-Have-Beens and Might-Bes; 7. Is Un-Wisdom Built In?; 8. Conclusion; How Should Research be Organised? AnAlternative to the UK ResearchAssessment Exercise; 1. Introduction.
- 2. Critique of the RAE. Throwing Away the Pink Diamonds3. Why the RAE Makes Teaching Worse; 4. Why Rewarding Teaching Will Improve Research; Our Place in Nature; 1. Introduction; 2. A Starting-Point: a Take on Popper's Epistemology; 3. Reduction; 4. Maxwell and Popper on Our Place in Nature; 5. Some Argument; 6. Conclusion; Maxwell on Free Will, Science andDeterminism; 1. Introduction; 2. Multiaspectism; 3. Science or Determinism?; 4. Evolution and Rationality; 5. The End of Determinism?; Limits of Physicalism; 1. Introduction; 2. Outline of HWPU and my Disagreement.
- 3. Maxwell's Argument for Physicalism4. A Contrary Viewpoint; 5. Reasonable Decision-making; 6. The Evolution of Purpose; Metaphysics and Methodology: Aim-Oriented Empiricism; 1. AOE and Maxwell's Critique of Standard Empiricism (SE); 2. SE and Criticisms of Maxwell's AOE; 3. Conclusion; Popper and Maxwell on ScientificProgress; 1. Introduction; 2. Popper's Falsification and Explanation; 3. Maxwell's Critique: Aim Oriented Empiricism; 4. Evaluation; 5. Conclusion; Replies and Reflections; Selected Publications ofNicholas Maxwell; Notes on Contributors.