Metadebates on Science
The Blue Book of “Einstein Meets Magritte”
Editors: Cornelis, Gustaaf C., Smets, Sonja, van Bendegem, Jean-Paul (Eds.)
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- About this book
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How do scientists approach science? Scientists, sociologists and philosophers were asked to write on this intriguing problem and to display their results at the International Congress `Einstein Meets Magritte'. The outcome of their effort can be found in this rather unique book, presenting all kinds of different views on science. Quantum mechanics is a discipline which deserves and receives special attention in this book, mainly because it is fascinating and, hence, appeals to the general public. This book not only contains articles on the introductory level, it also provides new insights and bold, even provocative proposals. That way, the reader gets acquainted with `science in the making', sitting in the front row. The contributions have been written for a broad interdisciplinary audience of scholars and students.
- Table of contents (20 chapters)
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“Was Einstein a Philosopher?” Deduction vs. Induction, the End of Certitude and Conventionalism
Pages 1-15
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Einstein, Ethics, and Action
Pages 17-30
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Cognitive Science: Two Cultures or One?
Pages 31-42
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Gödel’s Theorem and Strong AI: Is Reason Blind?
Pages 43-62
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What about the Modernistic Concept of Consciousness?
Pages 63-70
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Table of contents (20 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Metadebates on Science
- Book Subtitle
- The Blue Book of “Einstein Meets Magritte”
- Editors
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- Gustaaf C. Cornelis
- Sonja Smets
- Jean-Paul van Bendegem
- Series Title
- Einstein Meets Magritte: An Interdisciplinary Reflection on Science, Nature, Art, Human Action and Society
- Series Volume
- 6
- Copyright
- 1999
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht
- Distribution Rights
- No sales rights in Belgium
- eBook ISBN
- 978-94-017-2245-2
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-94-017-2245-2
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-0-7923-5762-9
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-90-481-5242-1
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XXII, 310
- Topics
