Christopher Norris
Against Relativism
Philosophy of Science, Deconstruction, and Critical Theory
Paperback Engels 1997 9780631198659Levertijd ongeveer 8 werkdagen
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This book offers a vigorous and constructive challenge to relativism by examining a wide range of anti-realist theories, and in response offering a variety of arguments amounting to a strong defence of critical realism in the natural and social sciences.
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ISBN13:9780631198659
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:Paperback
Aantal pagina's:344
Uitgever:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
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Inhoudsopgave
Acknowledgements.
Introduction.
1. Metaphor, Concept, and Theory-Change: Deconstruction as Critical Ontology.
2. Deconstruction and Epistemology: Bachelard, Derrida, de Man.
3. Ontological Relativity and Meaning-Variance: A Critical-Constructive Review.
4. Deconstructing Anti-Realism: Quantum Mechanics and Interpretation-Theory.
5. Hermeneutics, Anti-Realism, and Philosophy of Science.
6. Anti-Realism and Constructive Empiricism: Is There a (Real) Difference?.
7. Ontology According to Van Frassen: Some Problems with Constructive Empiricism.
8. Stuck in the Mangle: Sociology of Science and its Discontents.
9. But Will It Fly? Aerodynamics as a Test-Case for Anti-Realism.
10. Why Strong Sociologists Abhor a Vacuum: Shapin and Schaffer on the Boyle/Hobbes Controversy.
11. Leviathan and the Turbojet: A Critique of Sociological Unreason.
Index.
Introduction.
1. Metaphor, Concept, and Theory-Change: Deconstruction as Critical Ontology.
2. Deconstruction and Epistemology: Bachelard, Derrida, de Man.
3. Ontological Relativity and Meaning-Variance: A Critical-Constructive Review.
4. Deconstructing Anti-Realism: Quantum Mechanics and Interpretation-Theory.
5. Hermeneutics, Anti-Realism, and Philosophy of Science.
6. Anti-Realism and Constructive Empiricism: Is There a (Real) Difference?.
7. Ontology According to Van Frassen: Some Problems with Constructive Empiricism.
8. Stuck in the Mangle: Sociology of Science and its Discontents.
9. But Will It Fly? Aerodynamics as a Test-Case for Anti-Realism.
10. Why Strong Sociologists Abhor a Vacuum: Shapin and Schaffer on the Boyle/Hobbes Controversy.
11. Leviathan and the Turbojet: A Critique of Sociological Unreason.
Index.
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