"The Bloomsbury Companion to the Philosophy of Science presents a practical and up-to-date research resource to the philosophy of science. Addressing fundamental questions asked by discipline - areas that have continued to attract interest historically, as well as recently-emerg…
All too often in contemporary discourse, we hear about science overstepping its proper limits about its brazenness, arrogance, and intellectual imperialism. The problem, critics say, is scientism: the privileging of science over all other ways of knowing. Science, they warn, can…
The figure of nature: on Greek origins
by Sallis, John
fromStudies in Continental thought
Sólo el Occidente moderno se dedicó a clasificar a los seres según que participaran de las leyes de la materia o del azar de las convenciones. La antropología no ha apreciado aún en su justa medida esta aserción: en la definición misma de su objeto -la diversidad cultural contra…
"Many scientists regard mass and energy as the primary currency of nature. In recent years, however, the concept of information has gained importance. In this book, eminent scientists, philosophers, and theologians chart various aspects of information, from quantum information t…