Knowledge and reality : an essay in positive philosophy /
This book revives the early twentieth century controversy between the immanent and transcendent conception of the object of knowledge, and offers a new interpretation of the relationships between Logical Positivism, Kantian thought, and conventionalist philosophy of science. According to the author,...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht ; Boston :
Kluwer Academic Publishers,
[1998]
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| Series: | University of Western Ontario series in philosophy of science ;
v. 59. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This book revives the early twentieth century controversy between the immanent and transcendent conception of the object of knowledge, and offers a new interpretation of the relationships between Logical Positivism, Kantian thought, and conventionalist philosophy of science. According to the author, such a 'positive philosophy' is able to counter the 'conversational' and post-modern attacks on objectivity and truth. Knowledge and Reality presents an original view of the status and role of philosophy, spelling out the intrinsic limitations of the analytic approach, together with the reasons that induce the author to place himself within that tradition. Audience: Scientists and research workers in epistemology, philosophy of science, metaphysics, history of philosophy and history of science, and philosophy of language. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xix, 218 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-208) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789401590402 (electronic bk.) 9401590400 (electronic bk.) |