After Postmodernism - A Naturalistic Reconstruction of the Humanities

Zusatztext Informationen zum Autor JAN FAYE Professor of the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. He has written and edited a number of books in the areas of philosophy of science and metaphysics. Among the English books published are The Reality of the Future (1989); Niels Bohr: His Heritage and Legacy (1991); and Rethinking Science (2002). Klappentext The philosophy of the humanistic sciences has been a blind-spot in analytic philosophy. This book argues that by adopting an appropriate pragmatic analysis of explanation and interpretation it is possible to show that scientific practice of humanistic sciences can be understood on similar lines to scientific practice of natural and social sciences. Zusammenfassung The philosophy of the humanistic sciences has been a blind-spot in analytic philosophy. This book argues that by adopting an appropriate pragmatic analysis of explanation and interpretation it is possible to show that scientific practice of humanistic sciences can be understood on similar lines to scientific practice of natural and social sciences. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction From Geisteswissenschaft to Human Science The Naturalization of the Humanities Explanation in the Sciences of Man The Pragmatics of Interpretation The Aims of Interpretation How to Overcome a Myth? Neomodernism – A New Approach to Humanistic Science? Conclusion References

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Introduction From Geisteswissenschaft to Human Science The Naturalization of the Humanities Explanation in the Sciences of Man The Pragmatics of Interpretation The Aims of Interpretation How to Overcome a Myth? Neomodernism - A New Approach to Humanistic Science? Conclusion References

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• Authors: J. Faye, Jan Faye
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.01.2014
• EAN: 9781349345670
• ISBN: 978-1-349-34567-0
• No. of pages: 230
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; B, Soziale und politische Philosophie, Philosophy of Science, Postmodernism, Epistemology, social and political philosophy, Pragmatism, Western philosophy from c 1800, Philosophische Traditionen und Denkschulen, Social Philosophy, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought, Social sciences—Philosophy, Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Philosophical Traditions, Science—Philosophy, Postmodern Philosophy, Post-Modern Philosophy, Philosophy, Modern