Engaging Science How to Understand Its Practices Philosophically |
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| Author:
| Rouse, Joseph |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8014-8289-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1996 |
| Publisher: | Cornell University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $79.00 |
Book Description:
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Summarizing this century's major debates over realism and the rationality of scientific knowledge, Joseph Rouse believes that these disputes oversimplify the political and cultural significance of the sciences. He provides an alternative understanding of science that focuses on practices rather than knowledge.Rouse first outlines the shared...
Summarizing this century's major debates over realism and the rationality of scientific knowledge, Joseph Rouse believes that these disputes oversimplify the political and cultural significance of the sciences. He provides an alternative understanding of science that focuses on practices rather than knowledge.Rouse first outlines the shared...