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The Unraveling of Scientism : American Philosophy at the End of the Twentieth Century /

"The Unraveling of Scienticism centers on the primary commitment of analytic philosophy through the twentieth century to what Margolis calls "scientism"--The conviction that an unyielding reductionism, applied universally but in an exemplary way in the sciences, can provide a convinci...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Margolis, Joseph, 1924-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 2003.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • First word : anticipation of a final reckoning
  • Materialism by less than adequate means
  • Incommensurability modestly recovered
  • Restoring the bond between realism and truth
  • The unraveling of scientism.