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Witches, Scientists, Philosophers: Essays and Lectures /

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Robert E. Butts (1928-1997) was a philosopher and historian of science whose central concerns were the distinction between the rational and the irrational. He viewed scientific rationality as our major defence against the various conditions that encourage witch hunts and similar outbursts of irratio...

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Main Author:	Solomon, Graham
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2000.
Series:	Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science, A Series of Books in Philosophy of Science, Methodology, Epistemology, Logic, History of Science, and Related Fields ; 65.
Subjects:	Humanities. Philosophy (General) Philosophy, Modern. Science > Philosophy. History. Electronic books.
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