Science and the Quest for Reality Book

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Science and the Quest for Reality, , Science and the Quest for Reality

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Science and the Quest for Reality
Written by author Alfred Tauber
Published by New York University Press, January 1997
Since Galileo, critics have waged a relentless assault against science, attacking it as dehumanizing, reductionist, relativistic, dominating, and imperialistic. Supporters meanwhile view science as synonymous with modernity and progress. The current debat

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Series Preface
Preface
Acknowledgements
Notes on the Contributors
Introduction 1
1 The Origins of Modern Science 53
2 The Age of the World Picture 70
3 The Strange World of the Quantum 91
4 The Development of Philosophical Ideas since Descartes in Comparison with the New Situation in Quantum Theory 125
5 Explaining the Success of Science: Beyond Epistemic Realism and Relativism 137
6 Experimentation and Scientific Realism 162
7 The Paradox of Scientific Subjectivity 182
8 Theories of Scientific Change 203
9 The Road Since Structure 231
10 Four Models for the Dynamics of Science 249
11 Boundaries of Science 293
12 Ethical Problems in Using Science in the Regulatory Process 335
13 Ethics and Science 347
14 Beyond the Fact/Value Dichotomy 363
15 Darwin and Philosophy 370
16 Science as a Vocation 382
Epilogue 395
Index

Title: Science and the Quest for Reality

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Publication Date: January 1997

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It is one of the best books that paints a relatively unbiased history of the debate between the hardcore Darwinians and Naturalists (the author, a Paleontologist and fellow naturalists) in an unique way.

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	Series Preface
	Preface
	Acknowledgements
	Notes on the Contributors
	Introduction	1
1	The Origins of Modern Science	53
2	The Age of the World Picture	70
3	The Strange World of the Quantum	91
4	The Development of Philosophical Ideas since Descartes in Comparison with the New Situation in Quantum Theory	125
5	Explaining the Success of Science: Beyond Epistemic Realism and Relativism	137
6	Experimentation and Scientific Realism	162
7	The Paradox of Scientific Subjectivity	182
8	Theories of Scientific Change	203
9	The Road Since Structure	231
10	Four Models for the Dynamics of Science	249
11	Boundaries of Science	293
12	Ethical Problems in Using Science in the Regulatory Process	335
13	Ethics and Science	347
14	Beyond the Fact/Value Dichotomy	363
15	Darwin and Philosophy	370
16	Science as a Vocation	382
	Epilogue	395
	Index