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Disorder of Things : Metaphysical Foundations of the Disunity of Science by John Dupre (1995, Trade Paperback)
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PublisherHarvard University Press
ISBN-100674212614
ISBN-139780674212619
eBay Product ID (ePID)279295
Product Key Features
Number of Pages320 Pages
Publication NameDisorder of Things : Metaphysical Foundations of the Disunity of Science
LanguageEnglish
SubjectChaotic Behavior in Systems, Free Will & Determinism, General
Publication Year1995
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaPhilosophy, Science
AuthorJohn Dupre
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight13 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition20
ReviewsDupré's book is original, lucid and confident, without being eccentric, polemical or arrogant. It deserves close attention... Dupré insists that there is no general scientific method, process, or attitude... He pins down the notion of the unity of science as a form of scientism appropriate only to a Utopia or to totalitarianism. He notes that 'paradoxically, with the disunity of science comes a kind of unity of knowledge.' That is why, to my mind, this is just the kind of philosophical teaching that is needed to close the gap between the two cultures., The thesis of 'disorder' has revolutionary implications for the practice of science... [This book] should be read by every student of the subject as an antidote to current philosophical correctness, and it should indeed suggest to professionals that many of the fashionable empires of analytic philosophy as well as philosophy of science are not well-clothed., The thesis of 'disorder' has revolutionary implications for the practice of science...[This book] should be read by every student of the subject as an antidote to current philosophical correctness, and it should indeed suggest to professionals that many of the fashionable empires of analytic philosophy as well as philosophy of science are not well-clothed., Dupré's book is original, lucid and confident, without being eccentric, polemical or arrogant. It deserves close attention...Dupré insists that there is no general scientific method, process, or attitude...He pins down the notion of the unity of science as a form of scientism appropriate only to a Utopia or to totalitarianism. He notes that 'paradoxically, with the disunity of science comes a kind of unity of knowledge.' That is why, to my mind, this is just the kind of philosophical teaching that is needed to close the gap between the two cultures., Dupreacute;'s book is original, lucid and confident, without being eccentric, polemical or arrogant. It deserves close attention...Dupreacute; insists that there is no general scientific method, process, or attitude...He pins down the notion of the unity of science as a form of scientism appropriate only to a Utopia or to totalitarianism. He notes that 'paradoxically, with the disunity of science comes a kind of unity of knowledge.' That is why, to my mind, this is just the kind of philosophical teaching that is needed to close the gap between the two cultures.
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Dewey Decimal501
SynopsisWith this manifesto, John Dupré systematically attacks the ideal of scientific unity by showing how its underlying assumptions are at odds with the central conclusions of science itself., The great dream of philosophers and scientists for millennia has been to give us a complete account of the order of things. A powerful articulation of such a dream in this century has been found in the idea of a unity of science. With this manifesto, John Dupré systematically attacks the ideal of scientific unity by showing how its underlying assumptions are at odds with the central conclusions of science itself. In its stead, the author gives us a metaphysics much more in keeping with what science tells us about the world. Elegantly written and compellingly argued, this provocative book will be important reading for all philosophers and scholars of science., The great dream of philosophers and scientists for millennia has been to give us a complete account of the order of things. A powerful articulation of such a dream in this century has been found in the idea of a unity of science. With this manifesto, John Dupr systematically attacks the ideal of scientific unity by showing how its underlying assumptions are at odds with the central conclusions of science itself. In its stead, the author gives us a metaphysics much more in keeping with what science tells us about the world. Elegantly written and compellingly argued, this provocative book will be important reading for all philosophers and scholars of science.
LC Classification NumberQ172.5.C45D87 1995
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