To commemorate the 50th anniversary of his passing (in 2014), this special book features studies on Alexandre Koyré (1892-1964), one of the most influential historians of science of the 20th century, who re-evaluated prevalent thinking on the history and philosophy of science. I…
The present thesis is the first half of a work in which a theory is presented according to which metaphysical theories, world-views, are of great help to science, being interpretations of scientific theories and programmes for further research. The thory is presented within the …
In Science and Culture, Joseph Agassi addresses scientism and relativism, two false philosophies that divorce science from culture in general and from tradition in particular. According to Agassi, science is an integral part of culture, and both scientism and relativism ignore t…