Roy Bhaskar

A Realist Theory of Science (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

A Realist Theory of Science is one of the few books that have changed our understanding of the philosophy of science. In this analysis of the natural sciences, with a particular focus on the experimental process itself, Roy Bhaskar provides a definitive critique of the traditional, positivist conception of science and stakes out an alternative, realist position. Since it original publication in 1975, a movement known as 'Critical Realism', which is both intellectually diverse and international in scope, has developed on the basis of key concepts outlined in the text. The book has been hailed in many quarters as a 'Copernican Revolution' in the study of the nature of science, and the implications of its account have been far-reaching for many fields of the humanities and social sciences.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Princeton University Press
• Seitenzahl: 286
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Mai 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781789603538
• Artikelnr.: 66424712

Autorenporträt

Roy Bhaskar is an independent scholar and founder of the critical realist movement in the social sciences. He is the author of several books, including The Possibility of Naturalism, Reclaiming Reality, Dialectic: The Pulse of Freedom and Philosophy and the Idea of Freedom.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Chapter 1. Philosophy and Scientific Realism 1. Two Sides o f
'Knowledge' 2. Three Traditions in the Philosophy of Science 3. The
Transcendental Analysis of Experience A. The Analysis of Perception B. The
Analysis of Experimental Activity 4. The Status of Ontology and Its
Dissolution in Classical Philosophy 5. Ontology Vindicated and The Real
Basis of Causal Laws 6. A Sketch of a Critique of Empirical Realism Chapter
2. Actualism and the Concept of a Closure 1. Introduction: On the Actuality
of the Causal Connection 2. Regularity Determinism and the Quest for a
Closure 3. The Classical Paradigm of Action 4. Actualism and Transcendental
Realism: The Interpretation of Normic Statements 5. Autonomy and Reduction
6. Explanation in Open Systems

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Introduction Chapter 1. Philosophy and Scientific Realism 1. Two Sides o f 'Knowledge' 2. Three Traditions in the Philosophy of Science 3. The Transcendental Analysis of Experience A. The Analysis of Perception B. The Analysis of Experimental Activity 4. The Status of Ontology and Its Dissolution in Classical Philosophy 5. Ontology Vindicated and The Real Basis of Causal Laws 6. A Sketch of a Critique of Empirical Realism Chapter 2. Actualism and the Concept of a Closure 1. Introduction: On the Actuality of the Causal Connection 2. Regularity Determinism and the Quest for a Closure 3. The Classical Paradigm of Action 4. Actualism and Transcendental Realism: The Interpretation of Normic Statements 5. Autonomy and Reduction 6. Explanation in Open Systems

Rezensionen

'A genuinely original argument in the philosophy of science is a rare thing indeed. Bhaskar has produced a new... strong, elaborate and well-integrated, elegant and powerful argument.' - Rom Harre, Mind 1977

'A remarkably interesting and stimulating book in an area of philosophy in which such books have become all too rare.' - S. Korner, Times Literary Supplement 1975

'A genuinely original argument in the philosophy of science is a rare thing indeed. Bhaskar has produced a new... strong, elaborate and well-integrated, elegant and powerful argument.' - Rom Harre, Mind 1977

'A remarkably interesting and stimulating book in an area of philosophy in which such books have become all too rare.' - S. Korner, Times Literary Supplement 1975