Bachelard: Science and Objectivity

Klappentext This is the first critically evaluative study of Gaston Bachelard's philosophy of science. Zusammenfassung This is the first critically evaluative study of Gaston Bachelard's philosophy of science to be written in English. Bachelard's professional reputation was based on his philosophy of science! though that aspect of his thought has tended to be neglected by his English-speaking readers. Inhaltsverzeichnis Editor's introduction; Preface (and postscript); Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1. Philosophy of science: the project; 2. Non-Cartesian epistemology and scientific objectivity; 3. Non-Euclidean mathematics and the rationality of science; 4. Non-Baconian science and conceptual change; 5. The epistemology of revolutions - between realism and instrumentalism; References; Appendix: biographical note; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Mary Tiles, Tiles Mary
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.12.1984
• EAN: 9780521289733
• ISBN: 978-0-521-28973-3
• No. of pages: 268
• Series: Cambridge Middle East Library; Modern European Philosophy
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, Philosophy of Science, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy