Between History and Method Disputes about the Rationality of Science

Between History and Method Disputes about the Rationality of Science / by S. Amsterdamski.

In this book I have tried to develop further the ideas expressed in my previous work, Between Experience and Metaphysics, which was published in the same series in 1975. Several years have passed since the original Polish edition (and then 1 the Italian translation) of this book appeared. The fact t...

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Main Author: Amsterdamski, S. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 1992.
Edition:1st ed. 1992.
Series:Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science, 145
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Subjects:
Philosophy and science.
Philosophy and social sciences.
History.
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Table of Contents:
  • I The Development of Knowledge and the Ideals of Science
  • II Ideals of Science and Rules of Explanation
  • III The Modern Ideal of Science
  • IV The Institutionalization and Professionalization of Scientific Research
  • V The Sources of the Crisis of the Modern Ideal of Science
  • VI Escape to World Three
  • VII Are There Selection Criteria?
  • VIII Order and Anarchy
  • Appendix Philosophy of Science and Sociology of Knowledge
  • Notes and References
  • Index of Names.

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