Conceiving a Synthetic Model of Explanation and Understanding

Conceiving a Synthetic Model of Explanation and Understanding

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Publisher's Synopsis

It i s vi e w e d t h at s ci e n c e a n d p hil o s o p h y ar e i nt ert wi n e d b e c a u s e s ci e n c e s e e ms t o off er

a n s w er s t o s o m e of t h e f u n d a m e nt al q u e sti o n s i n p hil o s o p h y, w hi c h i n s o m e w a y h a s

c a u s e d t h e c oll a p s e of t h e di s ci pli n ar y b o u n d ari e s t h at h a v e b e e n e xi sti n g b et w e e n t h e m.

T h e m o st fr uitf ul p hil o s o p hi c al i n v e sti g ati o n s h a d oft e n b e e n m a d e i n cl o s e c o n n e cti o n

wit h s ci e n c e a n d s ci e ntifi c e vi d e n c e. T h e m o d er n i n n o v at or s i n p hil o s o p h y li k e Fr a n ci s

B a c o n, R e n e D e s c art e s, G ottfri e d Wil h el m L ei b nit z a n d J o h n L o c k e, t o n a m e a f e w

a m o n g t h e m, w er e all c e ntr all y i nfl u e n c e d b y, a n d i n s o m e c a s e s si g nifi c a ntl y c o ntri b ut e d

t o t h e s ci e n c e of t h eir d a y.

P hil o s o p h y of s ci e n c e, a s a s u b- di s ci pli n e of p hil o s o p h y d e al s wit h t h e p hil o s o p hi c al

a s s u m pti o n s, f o u n d ati o n s, a n d i m pli c ati o n s of s ci e n c e s, i n cl u di n g f or m al s ci e n c e s,

n at ur al s ci e n c e s a n d s o ci al s ci e n c e s. It i s a k n o w n f a ct t h at p hil o s o p h y of s ci e n c e m a k e s

e n or m o u s u s e of e pi st e m ol o g y a n d p hil o s o p h y of l a n g u a g e t o c hi stl e it s t o ol s. A s a s u bdi

s ci pli n e of p hil o s o p h y, p hil o s o p h y of s ci e n c e s u bj e ct s t h e f o ll o wi n g i s s u e s f or p er u s al:

Book information

ISBN: 9781805251071
Publisher: Independent Author
Imprint: Independent Author
Pub date:
Language: English
Number of pages: 230
Weight: 340g
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 13mm