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Postmodern Philosophy and the Scientific Turn

Dorothea E Olkowski author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Indiana University Press

Published:23rd Apr '12

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Common ground between the physical sciences and philosophy

Discusses the common ground between the physical sciences and philosophy

What can come of a scientific engagement with postmodern philosophy? Some scientists have claimed that the social sciences and humanities have nothing to contribute, except perhaps peripherally, to their research. Dorothea E. Olkowski shows that the historic link between science and philosophy, mathematics itself, plays a fundamental role in the development of the worldviews that drive both fields. Focusing on language, its expression of worldview and usage, she develops a phenomenological account of human thought and action to explicate the role of philosophy in the sciences. Olkowski proposes a model of phenomenology, both scientific and philosophical, that helps make sense of reality and composes an ethics for dealing with unpredictability in our world.

This book is clear, but that does not mean it is not complex. Nevertheless, the struggle is rewarding; I highly recommend it.

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ISBN: 9780253001122

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 476g

248 pages