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Reductionism and the development of knowledge /
Among the many conceits of modern thought is the idea that philosophy, tainted as it is by subjective evaluation, is a shaky guide for human affairs. People, it is argued, are better off if they base their conduct either on know-how with its pragmatic criterion of truth (i.e., possibility) or on sci...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Mahwah, N.J. :
L. Erlbaum,
2003.
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| Colección: | Jean Piaget Symposium series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Among the many conceits of modern thought is the idea that philosophy, tainted as it is by subjective evaluation, is a shaky guide for human affairs. People, it is argued, are better off if they base their conduct either on know-how with its pragmatic criterion of truth (i.e., possibility) or on science with its universal criterion of rational necessity. Since Helmholtz, there has been increasing concern in the life sciences about the role of reductionism in the construction of knowledge. Is psychophysics really possible? Are biological phenomena just the deducible results of chemical. |
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| Notas: | Papers originally presented at the 29th Annual Symposium of the Jean Piaget Society. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (ix, 237 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 1410606953 9781410606952 9781135639891 1135639892 9781135639846 1135639841 9781135639884 1135639884 9780805840698 0805840699 9780415651387 0415651387 1282321900 9781282321908 9786612321900 6612321903 |