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The uncertain sciences /

In this wide-ranging book one of the most esteemed cultural historians of our time turns his attention to major questions about human experience and the attempts to understand it "scientifically." Bruce Mazlish considers the achievements, failings, and possibilities of the human sciences -...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Mazlish, Bruce, 1923-2016
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©1998.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:In this wide-ranging book one of the most esteemed cultural historians of our time turns his attention to major questions about human experience and the attempts to understand it "scientifically." Bruce Mazlish considers the achievements, failings, and possibilities of the human sciences - a domain that he broadly defines to include the social sciences, literature, psychology, and hermeneutic studies. In a synthesis built upon the work of earlier philosophers and historians, Mazlish constructs a new view of the nature and meaning of the human sciences
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 328 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-318) and index.
ISBN:0585361126
9780585361123
9780300147162
0300147163
9780300074772
0300074778