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Science Between Truth and Ethical Responsibility

Evandro Agazzi in the Contemporary Scientific and Philosophical Debate

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Editors:
  1. Mario Alai

    1. Department of Basic Sciences and Foundations, University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”, Urbino, Italy

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  2. Marco Buzzoni

    1. Department of Humanistic Studies, University of Macerata, Macerata, Italy

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  3. Gino Tarozzi

    1. Department of Basic Sciences and Foundations, University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”, Urbino, Italy

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  • Offers an up-to-date overview of the philosophical work of Evandro Agazzi, the leading Italian philosopher of science

  • Explains and discusses Agazzi’s contributions in a wide range of areas

  • Written by international contributors, including many Spanish- and Italian-speaking philosophers

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (23 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Evandro Agazzi Philosopher

    • Fabio Minazzi
    Pages 1-17

  3. General Philosophy of Science

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 19-19
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    2. The Perspectivist Conception of Science

      • Craig Dilworth
      Pages 21-25

    3. Science and Operationality

      • Marco Buzzoni
      Pages 27-44

    4. The Issue of Scientific Realism

      • Mario Alai
      Pages 45-64

    5. Scientific Progress

      • Vincenzo Fano, Giovanni Macchia
      Pages 65-78

  4. Philosophy of the Special Sciences

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 79-79
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    2. Foundations and Philosophy of Mathematics

      • Marco Borga
      Pages 81-90

    3. Artificial Intelligence

      • Mariano L. Bianca
      Pages 91-104

    4. Philosophy of Physics and Foundations of Quantum Mechanics

      • Gino Tarozzi
      Pages 105-120

    5. From Physics to Sociology

      • Giuliano Di Bernardo
      Pages 121-133

    6. Between Education and Pedagogy

      • Giuseppe Bertagna
      Pages 135-150

  5. Logic, Hermeneutics and Philosophy of Language

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 151-151
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    2. Philosophy of Mathematics and Logic

      • Pierluigi Graziani
      Pages 153-162

    3. The Issue of Alethic Logic

      • Antonio Livi
      Pages 163-177

    4. Interpretation and Hermeneutical Judgment

      • Jure Zovko
      Pages 179-188

    5. Philosophy of Language and Mind

      • Carlo Penco
      Pages 189-201

  6. Anthropology, History and Culture

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 203-203
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    2. Philosophical Anthropology

      • Matteo Negro
      Pages 205-216
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About this book

This book offers the most complete and up-to-date overview of the philosophical work of Evandro Agazzi, presently the most important Italian philosopher of science and one of the most influential in the world. Scholars from seven countries explore  his contributions in areas ranging from philosophy of physics and general philosophy of science to bioethics, philosophy of mathematics and logic, epistemology of the social sciences and history of science, philosophy of language and artificial intelligence, education and anthropology, metaphysics and philosophy of religion. Agazzi developed a complete and coherent philosophical system, anticipating some of the turns in the philosophy of science after the crisis of logical empiricism and exerting an equal influence on continental hermeneutic philosophy. His work is characterized by an original synthesis of contemporary analytic philosophy, phenomenology and classical philosophy, including the scholastic tradition and these threads are reflected in the different backgrounds of the contributors to this book. While upholding the epistemological value of science against scepticism and relativism, Agazzi eschews scientism by stressing the equal importance of non-scientific forms of thought, such as metaphysics and religion. While defending the freedom of research as a cognitive enterprise, he argues that as a human and social practice it must nonetheless respect ethical constraints.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Basic Sciences and Foundations, University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”, Urbino, Italy

    Mario Alai, Gino Tarozzi

  • Department of Humanistic Studies, University of Macerata, Macerata, Italy

    Marco Buzzoni

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Science Between Truth and Ethical Responsibility

  • Book Subtitle: Evandro Agazzi in the Contemporary Scientific and Philosophical Debate

  • Editors: Mario Alai, Marco Buzzoni, Gino Tarozzi

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16369-7

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Philosophy and Religion (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-16368-0Published: 20 May 2015

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-36467-4Published: 09 October 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-16369-7Published: 30 April 2015

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 337

  • Number of Illustrations: 7 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Philosophy of Science, Ethics, Epistemology, History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics

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