Theoria : : Chapters in the Philosophy of Science / / Jürgen Mittelstrass.
Science is knowledge gained and justified methodically. It is achieved by research and theory formation. But what is a methodical procedure and what are methodically established justifications? What kind of principles must be observed in order to obtain the degree of objectivity that is generally cl...
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| Year of Publication: | 2018 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- I. Concepts
- 1. Complexity, Reductionism, and Holism
- 2. Predictability, Determinism, and Emergence
- 3. Discovery
- 4. Time
- 5. Limits of Science?
- 6. Transdisciplinarity
- 7. Pragmatic Dualism in the Philosophy of Mind
- II. Nature and History of Science
- 8. From Plato’s World to Einstein’s World
- 9. Causality in Greek Thought
- 10. Scientific Truth, Copernicus, and the Case of an Unwelcome Preface
- 11. Newton’s Concept of Hypothesis and the Origin of Empiricism in Physics
- 12. Philosophical Foundations of Science in the 20th Century
- 13. The Scientific Mind. Does Science Make Its Own History?
- III. Ethical and Institutional Matters
- 14. The Moral Substance of Science
- 15. Science and Culture
- 16. Naturalness and Directing Human Evolution
- 17. Through a Glass Darkly. On the Enigmatic Nature of Science
- 18. Quality Assessment in Higher Education Institutions – from the Perspective of Those Assessed
- 19. The Joy and Woe of Scientific Policy Advice
- 20. Science – the Last Adventure
- Acknowledgements
- Index of Names
- Index of Subjects