The Origins of Science - Couverture rigide

Hutten, Ernest H.

 
9781032367477: The Origins of Science
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1032367474 ISBN 13 : 9781032367477
Editeur : Routledge, 2022

Synopsis

First published in 1962 The Origins of Science tries to explain scientific thought from its historical and psychological origins. The depth of psychology of today rather than traditional epistemology is needed in order to understand the problems of knowledge. Reality is the first problem of the scientist; it is exemplified by the idea of object, or of matter. The development of this idea from its Greek beginnings is traced and the unconscious mechanisms that underlie our thought processes -of abstraction, generalisation, etc.- are made manifest. The second problem is that of truth; it is illustrated by examples from the history of mathematics and of logic. Again, the 'psychology' of what we accept as truth is made explicit. Scientific method is the intellectual safeguard for the criteria of truth and reality. Instead of traditional induction, the creative view of scientific activity must be accepted. This book is a must read for scholars and researchers of philosophy of science and philosophy in general.

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À propos de l?auteur

Ernest H. Hutten

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Éditeur
Routledge
Date d'édition
2022
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1032367474
ISBN 13 
9781032367477
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
244
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ISBN 10 :  0313200033 ISBN 13 :  9780313200038
Editeur : Praeger Publishers Inc, 1978
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