Scientific realism and democratic society : the philosophy of Philip Kitcher /

Philip Kitcher is among the key philosophers of science of our times. This volume offers an up to date analysis of his philosophical perspective taking into account his views on scientific realism and democratic society. The contributors to the volume focus on four different aspects of Kitcher'...

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Other Authors: González, Wenceslao J., Kitcher, Philip, 1947-

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Amsterdam ; New York : Rodopi, 2011.

Series: Poznań Studies in the Philosophy of the Sciences and the Humanities 101.
Rodopi Religion, Theology and Philosophy Special E-Book Collection, 2007-2014, ISBN: 9789004357938.

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Call Number: Q175.32.R42 S35 2011

Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary material /
  • Editors Scientific Realism and Democratic Society
  • FROM MATHEMATICS TO SOCIAL CONCERN ABOUT SCIENCE KITCHER'S PHILOSOPHICAL APPROACH /
  • Wenceslao J. Gonzalez
  • SCIENCE IN A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY /
  • Philip Kitcher
  • THE CHARACTERIZATION OF EPISTEMOLOGY IN PHILIP KITCHER* A CRITICAL REFLECTION FROM NEW EMPIRICISM /
  • Inmaculada Perdomo
  • KITCHER'S MODEST REALISM THE RECONCEPTUALIZATION OF SCIENTIFIC OBJECTIVITY /
  • Antonio Diéguez
  • SCIENTIFIC REALISM THE TRUTH IN PRAGMATISM* /
  • Philip Kitcher
  • REAL REALISM THE GALILEAN STRATEGY /
  • Philip Kitcher
  • INDUCTIVIST STRATEGIES FOR SCIENTIFIC REALISM /
  • Valeriano Iranzo
  • SCIENTIFIC REALISM, THE GALILEAN STRATEGY, AND REPRESENTATION* /
  • Mauricio Suárez
  • KITCHER'S NATURALISTIC EPISTEMOLOGY AND METHODOLOGY OF MATHEMATICS /
  • Jesús Alcolea
  • THE CATEGORY OF "APPLIED SCIENCE" AN ANALYSIS OF ITS JUSTIFICATION FROM "INFORMATION SCIENCE" AS DESIGN SCIENCE /
  • Antonio Bereijo
  • SECOND THOUHTS /
  • Philip Kitcher
  • NAME INDEX /
  • Editors Scientific Realism and Democratic Society
  • SUBJECT INDEX /
  • Editors Scientific Realism and Democratic Society
  • Symposium /
  • Editors Scientific Realism and Democratic Society.