Mario Bunge

Evaluating Philosophies (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

Philosophies, whether genuine or spurious, are not usually adopted because of their conceptual, empirical, or moral merits, but because of tradition, political interests, or even temperament-none of which is a good reason. The present book argues for a precise criterion: A philosophy is worth what it helps learn, act, conserve our common heritage, and get along with fellow humans.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Netherlands
• Seitenzahl: 202
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Juli 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9789400744080
• Artikelnr.: 37772699

Inhaltsangabe

Preface.- Introduction.- A. How to Nuture of Hinder Research.- 1 Philosophies and phobosophies.-2 The philosophical matrix of scientific progress.-3 Systemics and materalism.- B. Philosophy in Action.-4 Technoscience?.-5 Climate and logic.-6 Information Science: one or many?.-7 Wealth and wellbeing.-8 Can standard economic theory explain crises?.-9 Marxism: Promise and reality.-10 Rules of law: Just and unjust.- C Philosophical Gaps.- 11 Are subjective probabilities admissible? .-12 Can induction deliver high-level hypotheses? .- 13 Bridging theory to data.-14 Energy: physics or metaphysics? .- 15 Does quantum physics refute realism? .-16 Parallel universes? ¿Digital physics? .-17 Can functionalist psychology explain?.-18 Knowledge pyramids and rosettes.-19 Existence: one or two?.-20 Conclusion: Evaluation Criterion.- 21 Glossary.