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Modeling: Gateway to the Unknown
Edited by Daniel Rothbart of George Mason University in Virginia, this book is a collection of Rom Harré's work on modeling in science (particularly physics and psychology). In over 28 authored books and 240 articles and book chapters, Rom Harré of Georgetown University in Washington, DC is a towering figure in philosophy, linguistics, and social psychology. He has inspired a generation of scholars, both for the ways in which his research is carried out and his profound insights. For Harré, the stunning discoveries of research demand a kind of thinking that is found in the construction and control of models. Iconic modeling is pivotal for representing real-world structures, explaining phe...
The Social Construction of Science
This book concerns the institutionalisation of the physical sciences. The book breaks with the established tradition in the history, philosophy and sociology of sciences by attempting to capture both the cognitive and social dimensions of institutionalisation in one unified analysis. This unifica tion has been achieved through a treatment of research as goal directed social action - a theme which has been developed both theoretically and empirically. The analysis presented is therefore unique in its breadth of focus and shows how the traditional concerns of sociology with generalised macro-structures of meaning and action can be related to the lifeworlds of individual scientists. The sociolo...
People and Societies
Rom Harré has pushed the boundaries of our thinking about people and societies and has challenged the orthodox philosophy of science and social psychology. His countless books and articles have inspired generations of scholars in philosophy, psychology, linguistics, cognitive science and social theory. The diversity of his work makes that some see him as a leading figure in the critical realist school of philosophy of science, other as a key player in developing a social constructionist approach to psychology. The present volume brings together a careful selection of his key writings and presents them in a framework that stresses the evolution of his thinking as well as the place of his thinking in ongoing debates in different disciplines. The overall theme is the study of people and their ways of life. This is the first book that gives readers a systematic introduction in the conceptual universe of this towering figure.
Confronting Nature
"What happens when scientific experiments do not yield expected results--when our knowledge of Nature is seriously challenged? This book is about such a case: an experiment that was set up to detect neutrinos coming from the Sun and thus confirm hydrogen fusion as its energy source. The results were very surprising--the expected fluxes of neutrinos were not found and the problem remains unsolved to this day. Drawing on interviews and correspondence, the author builds up a detailed picture of how scientists cope with the unexpected. Many of the problems and uncertainties encountered at the research frontiers of modern science are documented. The study is unique in that it attempts to write the history of science before the scientific facts are available. Pinch argues that such work can better capture the full potential of science--potential that is greatly curtailed once scientific consensus emerges. The study falls within the growing body of social constructivist work on science and will be of interest to all scholars who attempt to understand scientific change and development"--Inside front dust jacket flap.
Logical Empiricism in North America
"An essential overview of an important intellectual movement, Logical Empiricism in North America offers the first significant, sustained, and multidisciplinary attempt to understand the intellectual, cultural, and political dimensions of logical empiricism's transmission from Europe, subsequent development in North America, and influence on our understanding of science in the twenty-first century."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
General Philosophy of Science: Focal Issues
Scientists use concepts and principles that are partly specific for their subject matter, but they also share part of them with colleagues working in different fields. Compare the biological notion of a 'natural kind' with the general notion of 'confirmation' of a hypothesis by certain evidence. Or compare the physical principle of the 'conservation of energy' and the general principle of 'the unity of science'. Scientists agree that all such notions and principles aren't as crystal clear as one might wish. An important task of the philosophy of the special sciences, such as philosophy of physics, of biology and of economics, to mention only a few of the many flourishing examples, is the cla...
Reliable Knowledge
Reliable Knowledge offers a valuably clear account and a radically challenging investigation of the credibility of scientific knowledge.
