For and Against Scientism: Science, Methodology, and the Future of Philosophy (Collective Studies in Knowledge and Society) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1538163357 ISBN 13: 9781538163351

Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2024

Inhaltsangabe

The term "scientism" is used in several ways. It is used to denote an epistemological thesis according to which science is the source of our knowledge about the world and ourselves. Relatedly, it is used to denote a methodological thesis according to which the methods of science are superior to the methods of non-scientific fields or areas of inquiry. It is also used to put forward a metaphysical thesis that what exists is what science says exists. In recent decades, the term "scientism" has acquired a derogatory meaning when it is used in defense of non-scientific ways of knowing. In particular, some philosophers level the charge of "scientism" against those (mostly scientists) who are dismissive of philosophy. Other philosophers, however, embrace scientism, or some variant thereof, and object to the pejorative use of the term. This book critically examines arguments for and against different varieties of scientism in order to answer the central question: Does scientism pose an existential threat to academic philosophy? Or should philosophy become more scientific?

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Moti Mizrahi is professor of philosophy at the Florida Institute of Technology, USA.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2024
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1538163357
• ISBN 13: 9781538163351
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 206
• Herausgeber: Mizrahi Moti
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