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Leaving us to wonder: an essay on the questions science can't ask

By Ramsey , Ramsey Eric; Wiener , Linda F

Book information

Publisher
State University of New York Press
Year
2005
ISBN
9780791463130, 0-7914-6313-3, 9780791463147, 0-7914-6314-1
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
347 kB (355744 bytes)
Series
SUNY series in philosophy and biology
Pages
163\173
Library
kolxo3
Time added
2019-04-25 18:00:00
Philosophy and science.;Wetenschap.;Sociobiologie.

Description

"This collaboration between a biologist and a philosopher explores the meaning of the scientific worldview and how it plays out in our everyday lives. The authors investigate alternative to scientism, the view that science is the proper and exclusive foundation for thinking about and answering every question."--Jacket. Abstract: "This collaboration between a biologist and a philosopher explores the meaning of the scientific worldview and how it plays out in our everyday lives. The authors investigate alternative to scientism, the view that science is the proper and exclusive foundation for thinking about and answering every question."--Jacket Content: A place to begin -- The persistence of a question -- What Darwin and Nietzsche saw -- Provoking thought -- The limits of science and the danger of scientism : drawing out the consequences for thinking -- Leaving us to wonder.

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