The philosophy of the humanistic sciences has been a blind-spot in analytic philosophy. This book argues that by adopting an appropriate pragmatic analysis of explanation and interpretation it is possible to show that scientific practice of humanistic sciences can be understood on similar lines to scientific practice of natural and social sciences.
Cuprins
Introduction From Geisteswissenschaft to Human Science The Naturalization of the Humanities Explanation in the Sciences of Man The Pragmatics of Interpretation The Aims of Interpretation How to Overcome a Myth? Neomodernism – A New Approach to Humanistic Science? Conclusion ReferencesDespre autor
JAN FAYE Professor of the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. He has written and edited a number of books in the areas of philosophy of science and metaphysics. Among the English books published areThe Reality of the Future (1989);
Niels Bohr: His Heritage and Legacy (1991); and
Rethinking Science (2002).
Limba Engleză ● Format PDF ● Pagini 224 ● ISBN 9780230355484 ● Mărime fișier 2.4 MB ● Editura Palgrave Macmillan UK ● Oraș London ● Țară GB ● Publicat 2011 ● Descărcabil 24 luni ● Valută EUR ● ID 4969385 ● Protecție împotriva copiilor DRM social