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Beschreibung
This collection of essays provides a timely assessment of the life and work of one of the twentieth century's most original thinkers.
This collection of essays provides a timely assessment of the life and work of one of the twentieth century's most original thinkers.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction Anthony O'Hear; 1. Popper, science and rationality W. H. Newton-Smith; 2. Popper and reliabilism Peter Lipton; 3. The problem of empirical basis E. G. Zahar; 4. 'Revolution in permanence': Popper on theory-change in science John Worrall; 5. Popper's contribution to the philosophy of probability Donald Gillies; 6. Propensities and indeterminism David Miller; 7. Popper on determinism Peter Clark; 8. Popper and the quantum theory Michael Redhead; 9. The uses of Karl Popper Günther Wächtershaüser; 10. Popper and Darwinism John Watkins; 11. Popper and the scepticism of evolutionary epistemology, or, what were human beings made for? Michael Smithurst; 12. Does Popper explain historical explanation? Kenneth Minogue; 13. The grounds for anti-historicism Graham MacDonald; 14. What use is Popper to a politician? Bryan Magee; 15. Ethical foundations of Popper's philosophy Hubert Kieswetter; Index.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
Genre: Importe, Philosophie
Jahrhundert: 20. & 21. Jahrhundert
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780521558150
ISBN-10: 0521558158
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Redaktion: O'Hear, Anthony
Hersteller: Cambridge University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 234 x 156 x 16 mm
Von/Mit: Anthony O'Hear
Erscheinungsdatum: 20.03.2008
Gewicht: 0,465 kg
Artikel-ID: 101140611