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Value-Free Science? Ideals and Illusions (2007)

Sortie : 2007 (Royaume-Uni). Essai, Sciences, Philosophie

livre de Alison Wylie, Harold Kincaid et John Dupré

Résumé · It has long been thought that science is our best hope for realizing objective knowledge but that, to deliver on this promise, it must be free of the influence of any values that are not purely epistemic. As recent work in the philosophy, history, and social studies of science shows, however,... Voir plus

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The Disorder of Things (1995)

Metaphysical Foundations of the Disunity of Science

Sortie : 19 mars 1995 (États-Unis). Essai, Philosophie, Version originale

livre de John Dupré

Résumé · 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... Voir plus

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Species (1999)

New Interdisciplinary Essays

Sortie : 1999. Sciences, Philosophie

livre de Robert A. Wilson, Scott Atran, Richard Boyd, Kevin de Queiroz, John Dupré, Marc Ereshefsky, Paul E. Griffiths et David L. Hull

Résumé · This fresh collection of essays, drawn from a broad range of disciplines, brings neglected cognitive, anthropological, and historical dimensions to philosophical debates over species. The concept of species has played a central role in both evolutionary biology and the philosophy of biology, and... Voir plus