Collected works. Volume 1, Scientific rationality, the human condition, and 20th century cosmologies /
This volume collects Adolf Grünbaum's most discussed essays on scientific rationality. It covers the problem of what it takes for a theory to be called scientific and asks whether it is plausible to draw a clear distinction between science and non-science. It also delves into the debate between...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
[2013]
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| Series: | Collected works ;
v. 1 |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This volume collects Adolf Grünbaum's most discussed essays on scientific rationality. It covers the problem of what it takes for a theory to be called scientific and asks whether it is plausible to draw a clear distinction between science and non-science. It also delves into the debate between determinism and indeterminism both in science and in the humanities, and defends the position of the human determinist. This then leads to a thorough criticism of the current theological approaches to ethics and morality, where Grünbaum defends an explicit secular humanism, as well as to a detailed critique of the prominent theistic interpretations of twentieth century physical cosmologies. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (293 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780199989935 0199989931 9780199346356 0199346356 |