Scientific realism and democratic society : the philosophy of Philip Kitcher /
Scientific realism and democratic society : the philosophy of Philip Kitcher /
Philosophy of Philip Kitcher
edited by Wenceslao J. Gonzalez.
- 1 online resource (432 pages)
- Poznań studies in the philosophy of the sciences and the humanities ; v. 101 .
- Poznań Studies in the Philosophy of the Sciences and the Humanities 101. Rodopi Religion, Theology and Philosophy Special E-Book Collection, 2007-2014, ISBN: 9789004357938. .
Papers presented at a conference held in Spain, at the University of A Coruña, Ferrol campus. Includes a contribution by Philip Kitcher, entitled Second thoughts (p. [353]-389).
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Preliminary material / FROM MATHEMATICS TO SOCIAL CONCERN ABOUT SCIENCE KITCHER’S PHILOSOPHICAL APPROACH / SCIENCE IN A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY / THE CHARACTERIZATION OF EPISTEMOLOGY IN PHILIP KITCHER* A CRITICAL REFLECTION FROM NEW EMPIRICISM / KITCHER’S MODEST REALISM THE RECONCEPTUALIZATION OF SCIENTIFIC OBJECTIVITY / SCIENTIFIC REALISM THE TRUTH IN PRAGMATISM* / REAL REALISM THE GALILEAN STRATEGY / INDUCTIVIST STRATEGIES FOR SCIENTIFIC REALISM / SCIENTIFIC REALISM, THE GALILEAN STRATEGY, AND REPRESENTATION* / KITCHER’S NATURALISTIC EPISTEMOLOGY AND METHODOLOGY OF MATHEMATICS / THE CATEGORY OF “APPLIED SCIENCE” AN ANALYSIS OF ITS JUSTIFICATION FROM “INFORMATION SCIENCE” AS DESIGN SCIENCE / SECOND THOUHTS / NAME INDEX / SUBJECT INDEX / Symposium / Editors Scientific Realism and Democratic Society -- Wenceslao J. Gonzalez -- Philip Kitcher -- Inmaculada Perdomo -- Antonio Diéguez -- Philip Kitcher -- Philip Kitcher -- Valeriano Iranzo -- Mauricio Suárez -- Jesús Alcolea -- Antonio Bereijo -- Philip Kitcher -- Editors Scientific Realism and Democratic Society -- Editors Scientific Realism and Democratic Society -- Editors Scientific Realism and Democratic Society.
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Philip Kitcher is among the key philosophers of science of our times. This volume offers an up to date analysis of his philosophical perspective taking into account his views on scientific realism and democratic society. The contributors to the volume focus on four different aspects of Kitcher’s thought: the evolution of his philosophy, his present views on scientific realism, the epistemological analysis of his modest (“real” or “piecemeal”) realism, and his conception of scientific practice. In the final chapter, the philosopher replies to his critics. The volume will be of interest to philosophers as well as anyone interested in the relation between science and society.
9789401207355
10.1163/9789401207355 DOI
2012382497
Kitcher, Philip, 1947- --Congresses.
Kitcher, Philip, 1947-
Science--Philosophy--Congresses.
Empiricism--Congresses.
Knowledge, Theory of--Congresses.
Empiricism.
Knowledge, Theory of.
Science--Philosophy.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Q175.32.R42 / S35 2011
149.2
Papers presented at a conference held in Spain, at the University of A Coruña, Ferrol campus. Includes a contribution by Philip Kitcher, entitled Second thoughts (p. [353]-389).
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Preliminary material / FROM MATHEMATICS TO SOCIAL CONCERN ABOUT SCIENCE KITCHER’S PHILOSOPHICAL APPROACH / SCIENCE IN A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY / THE CHARACTERIZATION OF EPISTEMOLOGY IN PHILIP KITCHER* A CRITICAL REFLECTION FROM NEW EMPIRICISM / KITCHER’S MODEST REALISM THE RECONCEPTUALIZATION OF SCIENTIFIC OBJECTIVITY / SCIENTIFIC REALISM THE TRUTH IN PRAGMATISM* / REAL REALISM THE GALILEAN STRATEGY / INDUCTIVIST STRATEGIES FOR SCIENTIFIC REALISM / SCIENTIFIC REALISM, THE GALILEAN STRATEGY, AND REPRESENTATION* / KITCHER’S NATURALISTIC EPISTEMOLOGY AND METHODOLOGY OF MATHEMATICS / THE CATEGORY OF “APPLIED SCIENCE” AN ANALYSIS OF ITS JUSTIFICATION FROM “INFORMATION SCIENCE” AS DESIGN SCIENCE / SECOND THOUHTS / NAME INDEX / SUBJECT INDEX / Symposium / Editors Scientific Realism and Democratic Society -- Wenceslao J. Gonzalez -- Philip Kitcher -- Inmaculada Perdomo -- Antonio Diéguez -- Philip Kitcher -- Philip Kitcher -- Valeriano Iranzo -- Mauricio Suárez -- Jesús Alcolea -- Antonio Bereijo -- Philip Kitcher -- Editors Scientific Realism and Democratic Society -- Editors Scientific Realism and Democratic Society -- Editors Scientific Realism and Democratic Society.
Available to subscribing member institutions only.
Philip Kitcher is among the key philosophers of science of our times. This volume offers an up to date analysis of his philosophical perspective taking into account his views on scientific realism and democratic society. The contributors to the volume focus on four different aspects of Kitcher’s thought: the evolution of his philosophy, his present views on scientific realism, the epistemological analysis of his modest (“real” or “piecemeal”) realism, and his conception of scientific practice. In the final chapter, the philosopher replies to his critics. The volume will be of interest to philosophers as well as anyone interested in the relation between science and society.
9789401207355
10.1163/9789401207355 DOI
2012382497
Kitcher, Philip, 1947- --Congresses.
Kitcher, Philip, 1947-
Science--Philosophy--Congresses.
Empiricism--Congresses.
Knowledge, Theory of--Congresses.
Empiricism.
Knowledge, Theory of.
Science--Philosophy.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Q175.32.R42 / S35 2011
149.2