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Scientific realism : selected essays of Mario Bunge
- Title
- Scientific realism : selected essays of Mario Bunge / edited by Martin Mahner.
- Author
- Bunge, Mario, 1919-2020
- Publication
- Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2001.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | Q175.32 .R42 B87 2001 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Mahner, Martin, 1958-
- Description
- 438 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Uniform Title
- Essays. Selections
- Alternative Title
- Essays.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 413-426) and indexes.
- Contents
- I. Metaphysics -- 1. How Do Realism, Materialism, and Dialectics Fare in Contemporary Science? (1973) 27 -- 2. New Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous (1954) 42 -- 3. Energy: Between Physics and Metaphysics (2000) 51 -- 4. The Revival of Causality (1982) 57 -- 5. Emergence and the Mind (1977) 75 -- 6. The Status of Concepts (1981) 92 -- 7. Popper's Unworldly World 3 (1981) 103 -- II. Methodology and Philosophy of Science -- 8. On Method in the Philosophy of Science (1973) 121 -- 9. Induction in Science (1963) 142 -- 10. The GST Challenge to the Classical Philosophies of Science (1977) 153 -- 11. The Power and Limits of Reduction (1991) 167 -- 12. Thinking in Metaphors (1999) 181 -- III. Philosophy of Mathematics -- 13. Moderate Mathematical Fictionism (1997) 187 -- 14. The Gap between Mathematics and Reality (1994) 204 -- 15. Two Faces and Three Masks of Probability (1988) 211 -- IV. Philosophy of Physics -- 16. Physical Relativity and Philosophy (1979) 229 -- 17. Hidden Variables, Separability, and Realism (1995) 244 -- 18. Schrodinger's Cat Is Dead (1999) 256 -- V. Philosophy of Psychology -- 19. From Mindless Neuroscience and Brainless Psychology to Neuropsychology (1985) 265 -- 20. Explaining Creativity (1993) 281 -- VI. Philosophy of Social Science -- 21. Analytic Philosophy of Society and Social Science: The Systemic Approach as an Alternative to Holism and Individualism (1988) 291 -- 22. Rational Choice Theory: A Critical Look at Its Foundations (1995) 303 -- 23. Realism and Antirealism in Social Science (1993) 320 -- VII. Philosophy of Technology -- 24. The Nature of Applied Science and Technology (1988) 345 -- 25. The Technology-Science-Philosophy Triangle in Its Social Context (1999) 352 -- 26. The Technologies in Philosophy (1999) 365 -- VIII. Moral Philosophy -- 27. A New Look at Moral Realism (1993) 377 -- 28. Rights Imply Duties (1999) 386 -- IX. Social and Political Philosophy -- 29. Morality Is the Basis of Legal and Political Legitimacy (1992) 397 -- 30. Technoholodemocracy: An Alternative to Capitalism and Socialism (1994) 406.
- ISBN
- 1573928925
- 9781573928922
- LCCN
- 2001019544
- OCLC
- ocm46590048
- 46590048
- SCSB-1231540
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library