Understanding Nature - Case Studies in Comparative Epistemology (Hardcover, 2008 ed.)

Comparative epistemology is the discipline that tries to assess, in a critical manner, the relative validity and value of various forms of knowledge. We tend to identify real knowledge of nature with science. Yet, science is not the only route to understanding and unlocking the truth about nature. Literature based on careful, true-to-life observations can also tell us much about nature as well.This volume presents a series of case studies in comparative epistemology, critically comparing the works of prominent representatives of the life sciences, such as Aristotle, Darwin, and Mendel, with the writings of literary masters, such as Andersen, Melville, Verne, and Ibsen. The author shows how both scientific and literary disciplines make valid contributions to our understanding of nature.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	The International Library of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Ethics, 13
Release date:	March 2008
First published:	March 2008
Authors:	Hub Zwart
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	286
Edition:	2008 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-4020-6491-3
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Epistemology, theory of knowledge Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Epistemology, theory of knowledge
LSN:	1-4020-6491-8
Barcode:	9781402064913

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