The unraveling of scientism : American philosophy at the end of the twentieth century / Joseph Margolis.

By:

Margolis, Joseph, 1924-

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 2003Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 178 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781501728488
1501728482

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Unraveling of scientism.DDC classification:

191 22

LOC classification:

B944.A53 M27 2003eb

Other classification:

08.25
CI 6310
5,1

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Contents:

First word : anticipation of a final reckoning -- Materialism by less than adequate means -- Incommensurability modestly recovered -- Restoring the bond between realism and truth -- The unraveling of scientism.

Review: "The Unraveling of Scienticism centers on the primary commitment of analytic philosophy through the twentieth century to what Margolis calls "scientism"--The conviction that an unyielding reductionism, applied universally but in an exemplary way in the sciences, can provide a convincing account of the most important philosophical puzzles of the human world, those centered on the nature of the objective world, our knowledge of reality, language, and human existence. Margolis examines the principal puzzles that the analytic movement has addressed and argues that in recent years its claims have been effectively stalemated, perhaps even defeated."--Jacket

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-173) and index.

"The Unraveling of Scienticism centers on the primary commitment of analytic philosophy through the twentieth century to what Margolis calls "scientism"--The conviction that an unyielding reductionism, applied universally but in an exemplary way in the sciences, can provide a convincing account of the most important philosophical puzzles of the human world, those centered on the nature of the objective world, our knowledge of reality, language, and human existence. Margolis examines the principal puzzles that the analytic movement has addressed and argues that in recent years its claims have been effectively stalemated, perhaps even defeated."--Jacket

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