Instrumental Realism The Interface Between Philosophy of Science and Philosophy of Technology |
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Author:
| Ihde, Don |
Series title: | Philosophy of Technology Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-253-20626-8 |
Publication Date: | May 1991 |
Publisher: | Indiana University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $22.00 |
Book Description:
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--Robert AckermannInstrumental Realism has three principal aims: to advocate a "praxis-perceptionapproach to the philosophy of science; to explore ways in which such an approach offers a mutually illuminating overlap with a philosophy of technology; and to examine comparatively and critically the work of some who advocate an "instrumental realistapproach to the philosophy of science.
--Robert AckermannInstrumental Realism has three principal aims: to advocate a "praxis-perceptionapproach to the philosophy of science; to explore ways in which such an approach offers a mutually illuminating overlap with a philosophy of technology; and to examine comparatively and critically the work of some who advocate an "instrumental realistapproach to the philosophy of science.