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Explanation in the Sciences (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991)
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Explanation in the Sciences (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991)
Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science, 128
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Emile Meyerson's writings on the philosophy of science are a rich
source of ideas and information concerning many philosophical and
historical aspects of the development of modem science. Meyerson's
works are not widely read or cited today by philosophers or even
philosophers of science, in part because they have long been out of
print and are often not available even in research libraries. There
are additional chevaux de !rise for all but the hardiest scholars:
Meyerson's books are written in French (and do not all exist in
English versions) and deal with the subject matter of science -
ideas or concepts, laws or principles, theories - and epis
temological questions rather than today's more fashionable topics
of the social matrix and external influences on science with the
concomitant neglect of the intellectual content of science. Born in
Lublin, Poland, in 1859, Meyerson received most of his education in
Germany, where he studied from the age of 12 to 23, preparing
himself for a career in chemistry. ! He moved to Paris in 1882,
where he began a career as an industrial chemist. Changing his
profession, he then worked for a time as the foreign news editor of
the HAVAS News Agency in Paris. In 1898 he joined the agency
established by Edmond Rothschild that had as its purpose the
settling of Jews in Palestine and became the Director of the Jewish
Colonization Association for Europe and Asia Minor. These
activities represent Meyerson's formal career.
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