Scientism: The New Orthodoxy - Couverture rigide

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ISBN 10 : 147257110X ISBN 13 : 9781472571106

Editeur : Bloomsbury Academic, 2014

Synopsis

Scientism: The New Orthodoxy is a comprehensive philosophical overview of the question of scientism, discussing the role and place of science in the humanities, religion, and the social sciences.

Clarifying and defining the key terms in play in discussions of scientism, this collection identifies the dimensions that differentiate science from scientism. Leading scholars appraise the means available to science, covering the impact of the neurosciences and the new challenges it presents for the law and the self. Illustrating the effect of scientism on the social sciences, and the humanities, Scientism: the New Orthodoxy addresses what science is and what it is not. This provocative collection is an important contribution to the social sciences and the humanities in the 21st century.

Contributors include: Peter Hacker, Bastiaan van Fraassen, Daniel N. Robinson, Kenneth Schaffner, Roger Scruton, James K.A. Smith, Richard Swinburne, Lawrence Principe and Richard N. Williams.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Richard N. Williams is Associate Academic Vice President and Wheatley Institution Director at Brigham Young University, USA. He has been a visiting faculty member at Duquesne University and at Georgetown University, USA and is the author of numerous books and journal articles.

Daniel N. Robinson is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Oxford, UK, and Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Georgetown University, USA.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Bloomsbury Academic
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 147257110X
• ISBN 13: 9781472571106
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 208
• Éditeur: Williams Dr. Richard N., Robinson Professor Daniel N.
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC; contact@bloomsbury.com; ; 50 Bedford Square; London; England; WC1B 3DP; Allemagne