The Disorder of Things: Metaphysical Foundations of the Disunity of Science - Brossura

Dupré, John

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0674212614 ISBN 13: 9780674212619

Casa editrice: Harvard University Press, 1995

Riassunto

The great dream of philosophers and scientists for millennia has been to give us a complete account of the order of things. A powerful articulation of such a dream in this century has been found in the idea of a unity of science. With this manifesto, John Dupré systematically attacks the ideal of scientific unity by showing how its underlying assumptions are at odds with the central conclusions of science itself. In its stead, the author gives us a metaphysics much more in keeping with what science tells us about the world. Elegantly written and compellingly argued, this provocative book will be important reading for all philosophers and scholars of science.

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L'autore

John Dupre is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Stanford University and the editor of The Latest on the Best: Essays on Evolution and Optimality.

Product Description

One of the main aims of philosophers and scientists throughout history has been to provide a complete account of the order of things. An articulation of such a dream in this century has been found in the idea of a unity of science. This text sytematically attacks the ideal of scientific unity by showing how its underlying assumptions are at odds with the central conclusions of science itself. It proposes in its place a metaphysics much more in keeping with what science tells us about the world. This book should be of interest to philosophers and scholars of science.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Harvard University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0674212614
• ISBN 13: 9780674212619
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 320