Rationality and science : can science explain everything?

書誌事項

Rationality and science : can science explain everything?

Roger Trigg

Blackwell, 1993

  • : pbk

タイトル別名

Rationality & science

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注記

Includes bibliographical references (p. [240]-243) and index

内容説明・目次

巻冊次

ISBN 9780631190363

内容説明

In this book, Professor Trigg examines how far it is possible to give reasons for trusting science. He examines a variety of issues: can science, for instance, hope to provide a "Theory of Everything", a final explanation of the nature of the Universe? Is science our sole source of knowledge? Can science and scientific practice be justified? What are the rational foundations of science? How far can reason, and the idea of reality, be upheld? In defending a realist outlook, Trigg aims to show that even physical science must be given metaphysical foundations. In doing so, he explains and evaluates the views of Rorty, Wittgenstein, Quine, Putnam and Hawking, amongst others. He goes on to explore the limits of science and rationality, arguing for the power of human reason.

目次

  • Science and reason
  • science and pragmatism
  • the end of reason
  • science and naturalism
  • a God's-eye view
  • science and humanity
  • science and society
  • can science explain everything?
  • the legitimation of science
  • reason and metaphysics.
巻冊次

: pbk ISBN 9780631190370

内容説明

In this important new work, Professor Trigg deals with the question of the rational foundations of science. In so doing, he explains and evaluates the views of Rorty, Wittgensteing, Quine, Putnam, and Hawking, amongst others. The limits of science and rationality are explored and the power of human reason is in the end upheld.

目次

Introduction. 1. Science and Reason. 2. Science and Pragmatism. 3. The End of Reason. 4. Science and Naturalism. 5. A God's-Eye View. 6. Science and Humanity. 7. Science and Society. 8. Can Science Explain Everything?. 9. The Legitimation of Science. 10. Reason and Metaphysics.

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詳細情報

  • NII書誌ID(NCID)
    BA21293534
  • ISBN
    • 0631190368
    • 0631190376
  • LCCN
    93017136
  • 出版国コード
    uk
  • タイトル言語コード
    eng
  • 本文言語コード
    eng
  • 出版地
    Oxford, UK
  • ページ数/冊数
    vii, 248 p.
  • 大きさ
    24 cm
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