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Veröffentlichung:	September 2011
Genre:	Philosophie
	C / Epistemology / Philosophy and science / Philosophy of Science / Philosophy# epistemology & theory of knowledge / Religion and Philosophy / Social Sciences / Social Sciences, general / Society / Society & social sciences / Sociology
ISBN:	9783642059056
EAN-Code:	9783642059056
Verlag:	Springer Nature EN
Einband:	Kartoniert
Sprache:	English
Serie:	The Frontiers Collection
Dimensionen:	H 235 mm / B 155 mm / D
Gewicht:	522 gr
Seiten:	328
Zus. Info:	Previously published in hardcover
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Inhalt:

The fundamental question of whether, or in what sense, science informs us about the real world has pervaded the history of thought since antiquity. Is what science tells us about the world determined unambiguously by facts, or does the content of any scientific theory in some way depend on the human condition? "Sokal¿s hoax" attacked the mere seriousness of post-modern views of science and shifted this controversial debate to a new level, which very quickly came to be known as "Science Wars". "Knowledge and the World" examines and reviews the broad range of philosophical positions on this issue, extending from realism to relativism, to expound the epistemic merit of t science, and to tackle the central question: in what sense can science justifiably claim to provide a truthful portrait of reality? Challenges beyond the Science Wars are taken up by contributions of scientists, sociologists and philosophers of science, which connect perspectives of a wide variety of disciplines (including biology and cultural studies). This book addresses everyone interested in the philosophy and history of science, and in particular in the interplay between the social and natural sciences.