The humanistic background of science / Philipp Frank ; edited by George A. Reisch and Adam Tamas Tuboly.
by
Frank, Philipp, 1884-1966, author.
ISBN
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9781438485539
Title
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The humanistic background of science / Philipp Frank ; edited by George A. Reisch and Adam Tamas Tuboly.
Author
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Frank, Philipp, 1884-1966, author.
Personal Author
:
Frank, Philipp, 1884-1966, author.
Physical Description
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1 online resource (xiv, 384 pages) : illustrations.
Series
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SUNY series in American philosophy and cultural thought
SUNY series in American philosophy and cultural thought.
Contents
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Philipp Frank: A crusader for scientific philosophy -- Part I. Introduction: Science, facts, and values -- The longing for a humanization of science -- Metaphysical interpretations of science -- The sociology of metaphysical interpretations -- Philosophy of science and political ideology -- Sociology of science and the search for a democratic metaphysics -- Part II. Scholastic philosophy and Thomism -- The physical universe as a symbol -- Union, divorce, and reunion between science and philosophy -- Science, democracy, and the new wave of positivism -- The Vienna circle : Moritz Schlick, Rudolf Carnap, and Otto Neurath -- Pragmatism -- Mechanistic and dialectical materialism -- The laws and politics of dialectical materialism -- Conclusion: Einstein's philosophy of science.
Local Note
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eBooks on EBSCOhost
Personal Subject
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Frank, Philipp, 1884-1966.
Frank, Philipp, 1884-1966
Subject Term
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Science -- Philosophy.
Science and the humanities.
Sciences et sciences humaines.
Science and the humanities
Science -- Philosophy
Added Author
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Reisch, George A., 1962-
Tuboly, Adam Tamas,
Format
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Electronic Resources
Electronic Access
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Publication Date
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2021
Publication Information
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Albany :
State University of New York Press,
[2021]
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501 23 | 1:E-BOOK | 1 | 1:ONLINE | Available for online access and/or download |