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- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Release Year
- 2004
- Book Title
- A Nice Derangement of Epistemes: Post-positivism in the Study ...
- ISBN
- 9780226978628
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
ISBN-10
0226978621
ISBN-13
9780226978628
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2718811
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
406 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Nice Derangement of Epistemes : Post-Positivism in the Study of Science from Quine to Latour
Subject
Philosophy & Social Aspects, Social History, General, History
Publication Year
2004
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Philosophy, Science, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
19.1 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2003-011970
Dewey Edition
21
TitleLeading
A
Dewey Decimal
501
Table Of Content
Acknowledgments Introduction 1. From Positivism to Post-positivism 2. The Perils of Semantic Ascent: Quine and Post-positivism in the Philosophy of Science 3. Living in Different Worlds? Kuhn's Misadventures with Incommensurability 4. Doing Kuhn One Better? The (Failed) Marriage of History and Philosophy of Science 5. How Kuhn Became a Sociologist (and Why He Didn't Like It): The Strong Program and the Social Construction of Science 6. All the Way Down: Social Constructivism and the Turn to Microsociological Studies 7. Women, ANTs, and (Other) Dangerous Things: "Hybrid" Discourses 8. A Nice Derangement of Epistemes: Radical Reflexivity and the Science Wars Conclusion: The Hyperbolic Derangement of Epistemes Notes Index
Synopsis
Since the 1950s, many philosophers of science have attacked positivism--the theory that scientific knowledge is grounded in objective reality. Reconstructing the history of these critiques, John H. Zammito argues that while so-called postpositivist theories of science are very often invoked, they actually provide little support for fashionable postmodern approaches to science studies. Zammito shows how problems that Quine and Kuhn saw in the philosophy of the natural sciences inspired a turn to the philosophy of language for resolution. This linguistic turn led to claims that science needs to be situated in both historical and social contexts, but the claims of recent "science studies" only deepened the philosophical quandary. In essence, Zammito argues that none of the problems with positivism provides the slightest justification for denigrating empirical inquiry and scientific practice, delivering quite a blow to the "discipline" postmodern science studies. Filling a gap in scholarship to date, A Nice Derangement of Epistemes will appeal to historians, philosophers, philosophers of science, and the broader scientific community., Since the 1950s, many philosophers of science have attacked positivism-the theory that scientific knowledge is grounded in objective reality. Reconstructing the history of these critiques, John H. Zammito argues that while so-called postpositivist theories of science are very often invoked, they actually provide little support for fashionable postmodern approaches to science studies. Zammito shows how problems that Quine and Kuhn saw in the philosophy of the natural sciences inspired a turn to the philosophy of language for resolution. This linguistic turn led to claims that science needs to be situated in both historical and social contexts, but the claims of recent "science studies" only deepened the philosophical quandary. In essence, Zammito argues that none of the problems with positivism provides the slightest justification for denigrating empirical inquiry and scientific practice, delivering quite a blow to the "discipline" postmodern science studies. Filling a gap in scholarship to date, A Nice Derangement of Epistemes will appeal to historians, philosophers, philosophers of science, and the broader scientific community., Reconstructing the critiques of positivism, John H. Zammito argues that positivist theories of science provide very little support for fashionable postmodern approaches to science studies.
LC Classification Number
Q175.Z25 2003
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