Science and the Pursuit of Wisdom : : Studies in the Philosophy of Nicholas Maxwell / / Leemon McHenry.

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• TeilnehmendeR: McHenry, Leemon,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2013]; ©2009
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
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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 philosophy of science and were connected to the department he created at the London School of Economics. In the introductory chapter, Maxwell provides an overview of his thought and then defends his views against objections in a concluding essay.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- How Can Life of Value Best Flourish in the Real World? / Maxwell, Nicholas -- I. FROM KNOWLEDGE TO WISDOM -- Sonnets on Wisdom in Honour of Nick Maxwell / Nordstrom, Alan -- Nicholas Maxwell in Context: The Relationship of His Wisdom Theses to the Contemporary Global Interest in Wisdom / Macdonald, Copthorne -- Prolegomena To a Critique of Pure Wisdom / Fuller, Steve -- Why is it so Hard to Move from Knowledge to Wisdom? / Stewart, John -- The Urgent Need for an Intellectual Revolution: Maxwell's Version / Agassi, Joseph -- No Easy Answers: Wisdom and Cognitive Science / Boden, Margaret A. -- How Should Research be Organised? An Alternative to the UK Research Assessment Exercise / Gillies, Donald -- II. HUMAN WORLD AND THE PHYSICAL UNIVERSE -- Our Place in Nature / Shearmur, Jeremy -- Maxwell on Free Will, Science and Determinism / Iredale, Mathew -- Limits of Physicalism / Hodgson, David -- III. PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE -- Metaphysics and Methodology: Aim- Oriented Empiricism / Rogers, Karl -- Popper and Maxwell on Scientific Progress / McHenry, Leemon -- IV. REPLIES AND REFLECTIONS -- Replies and Reflections / Maxwell, Nicholas -- Selected Publications of Nicholas Maxwell -- Notes on Contributors