Science and Culture (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2003)

In Science and Culture, Joseph Agassi addresses scientism and relativism, two false philosophies that divorce science from culture in general and from tradition in particular. According to Agassi, science is an integral part of culture, and both scientism and relativism ignore the cultural value of science. This work helps break the isolation of science from the rest of culture by promoting popular science and reasonable history of science. Agassi provides examples of the value of science to culture at large, discussions of items of the general culture and their interactions with science, and practical strategies and tools. He offers a wide variety of case studies to exemplify these. In this book Agassi puts significant topics such as autonomy, tolerance, reason, philosophy and responsibility on the agenda of democratic philosophy today.

General

Imprint:	Springer
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science, 231
Release date:	December 2010
First published:	2003
Authors:	J. Agassi
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	416
Edition:	Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2003
ISBN-13:	978-90-481-6234-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Epistemology, theory of knowledge Books > History > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Epistemology, theory of knowledge Promotions
LSN:	90-481-6234-3
Barcode:	9789048162345

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