Screen LibraryFor and against scientism : science, methodology, and the future of philosophy /
"Does scientism pose an existential threat to philosophy, as some philosophers think, or is it a way to make philosophy as 'successful' as science? This book intends is to put forward a fruitful dialogue about scientism and its implications for the future of philosophy as an academic...
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Rowman & Littlefield,
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| Publisher Address: | Lanham, Maryland : |
| Publication Dates: | [2022] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Collective studies in knowledge and society. |
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| Summary: |
"Does scientism pose an existential threat to philosophy, as some philosophers think, or is it a way to make philosophy as 'successful' as science? This book intends is to put forward a fruitful dialogue about scientism and its implications for the future of philosophy as an academic discipline"-- |
| Carrier Form: | vi, 199 pages : illustrations, forms ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781538163337 1538163330 |
| Index Number: | B67 |
| CLC: |
B0-103 G301 |
| Call Number: | G301/F692 |
| Contents: |
The scientism debate : a battle for the soul of philosophy? / The supposed spector of scientism / Conceptions of philosophy and the challenges of scientism / How to defend scientism / Philosophy of science in practice and weak scientism together apart / "Science in the crosshairs" / Between electrical light switches and panpsychism : scientism and the responsibilities of the humanities in the 21st Century / Whither academic philosophy / |