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Science and the Quest for Reality

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  • © 1997

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Editors:
  1. Alfred I. Tauber

    1. Boston University, USA

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Part of the book series: Main Trends of the Modern World (MTMW)

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Alfred I. Tauber
      Pages 1-49

  3. Science and its World View

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 51-51
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    2. The Origins of Modern Science

      • Alfred North Whitehead
      Pages 53-69

    3. The Age of the World Picture

      • Martin Heidegger
      Pages 70-88

  4. The Problem of Scientific Realism

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 89-89
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    2. The Strange World of the Quantum

      • P. C. W. Davies, J. R. Brown
      Pages 91-124

    3. The Development of Philosophical Ideas since Descartes in Comparison with the New Situation in Quantum Theory

      • Werner Heisenberg
      Pages 125-136

    4. Explaining the Success of Science: Beyond Epistemic Realism and Relativism

      • Larry Laudan
      Pages 137-161

    5. Experimentation and Scientific Realism

      • Ian Hacking
      Pages 162-181

    6. The Paradox of Scientific Subjectivity

      • Evelyn Fox Keller
      Pages 182-200

  5. The Nature of Scientific Change

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 201-201
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    2. Theories of Scientific Change

      • Robert Richards
      Pages 203-230

    3. The Road Since Structure

      • Thomas S. Kuhn
      Pages 231-245

  6. The Boundaries of Science

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 247-247
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    2. Four Models for the Dynamics of Science

      • Michel Callon
      Pages 249-292

    3. Boundaries of Science

      • Thomas F. Gieryn
      Pages 293-332

  7. Science and Values

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 333-333
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    2. Ethical Problems in Using Science in the Regulatory Process

      • Nicholas A. Ashford, Karin A. Gregory
      Pages 335-346

    3. Ethics and Science

      • Robert S. Cohen
      Pages 347-362
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About this book

Science and the Quest for Reality is an interdisciplinary anthology that situates contemporary science within its complex philosophical, historical, and sociological contexts. The anthology is divided between, firstly, characterizing science as an intellectual activity and, secondly, defining its social role. The philosophical and historical vicissitudes of science's truth claims has raised profound questions concerning the role of science in society beyond its technological innovations. The deeper philosophical issues thus complement the critical inquiry concerning the broader social and ethical influence of contemporary science. In the tradition of the 'Main Trends of the Modern World' series, this volume includes both classical and contemporary works on the subject.

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  • Boston University, USA

    Alfred I. Tauber

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