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1 online resource (xiii, 178 pages) |
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polychrome |
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JSTOR EBA.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-173) and index. |
| Contents |
First word : anticipation of a final reckoning -- Materialism by less than adequate means -- Incommensurability modestly recovered -- Restoring the bond between realism and truth -- The unraveling of scientism. |
| Summary |
"The Unraveling of Scienticism centers on the primary commitment of analytic philosophy through the twentieth century to what Margolis calls "scientism"--The conviction that an unyielding reductionism, applied universally but in an exemplary way in the sciences, can provide a convincing account of the most important philosophical puzzles of the human world, those centered on the nature of the objective world, our knowledge of reality, language, and human existence. Margolis examines the principal puzzles that the analytic movement has addressed and argues that in recent years its claims have been effectively stalemated, perhaps even defeated."--Jacket. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Analysis (Philosophy) -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Analysis (Philosophy) |
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United States. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
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Philosophy, American -- 20th century.
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Philosophy, American. |
| Genre/Form |
History.
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Margolis, Joseph, 1924- Unraveling of scientism. Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 2003 0801441528 (DLC) 2003005453 (OCoLC)51886259 |
| ISBN |
9781501728488 (electronic book) |
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1501728482 (electronic book) |
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0801441528 |
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9780801441523 |
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