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Availability:In StockContributor:Philip KitcherSeries:Oxford Studies in the Philosophy of SciencePublish date:2003-09-25Pages:240
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780195165524ISBN-10:195165527UPC:9780195165524Book Category:Science, Philosophy, Language Arts & DisciplinesBook Subcategory:Philosophy & Social Aspects, LinguisticsSize:9.22 x 6.08 x 0.64 inchesWeight:0.7518Product ID:SCFCAZWVFM
Science, Truth, and Democracy
Striving to boldly redirect the philosophy of science, this book by renowned philosopher Philip Kitcher examines the heated debate surrounding the role of science in shaping our lives. Kitcher explores the sharp divide between those who believe that the pursuit of scientific knowledge is always valuable and necessary--the purists--and those who believe that it invariably serves the interests of...
Series: Oxford Studies in the Philosophy of Science
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780195165524ISBN-10:195165527UPC:9780195165524Book Category:Science, Philosophy, Language Arts & DisciplinesBook Subcategory:Philosophy & Social Aspects, LinguisticsSize:9.22 x 6.08 x 0.64 inchesWeight:0.7518Product ID:SCFCAZWVFM
Philip Kitcher is Professor of Philosophy at Columbia University and author of The Nature of Mathematical Knowledge (OUP, 1983); The Advancement of Science (OUP, 1993); and In Mendel's Mirror (OUP, 2003).
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