Popper, Objectivity and the Growth of Knowledge

Zusammenfassung Tracing the development of Popper's account of objectivity by examining his contributions to key issues in the philosophy of science, here, the author argues that Karl Popper's philosophy offers a radical treatment of objectivity that can reconcile freedom and progress in a manner that preserves the best elements of the Enlightenment tradition. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction 2. Scientific Method and Objectivity 3. Cosmology and Propensity 4. The Objective Social Order: Politics and Ethics

Sommario

1. Introduction

2. Scientific Method and Objectivity

3. Cosmology and Propensity

4. The Objective Social Order: Politics and Ethics

Info autore

John H. Sceski is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary, USA, and he teaches Core Humanities at Villanova University, Philadelphia, USA.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: John H Sceski, John H. Sceski, Sceski John H.
• Editore: Bloomsbury Academic
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 21.02.2007
• EAN: 9780826489043
• ISBN: 978-0-8264-8904-3
• Pagine: 174
• Serie: Continuum Studies in British P; Continuum Studies in British P; Continuum Studies in British Philosophy
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Filosofia: dall'antichità ai giorni nostri; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Scienze naturali, tematiche generali; SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, Philosophy of Science