Incommensurability and Translation - Kuhnian Perspectives on Scientific Communication and Theory Change (Hardcover)

This book explores an evolutionary theory of scientific knowledge, and provides the basis for a new linguistic approach to methodology.Including an original essay by the late Thomas Kuhn, this volume takes inspiration from his work in history and the philosophy of sciences. The authors highlight the critical importance of the relationship between the process of learning a language and translation, and use this to examine scientific language and interpretation. They also analyse the relationship between grammatical structure and theoretical communication in science and apply their findings to the rhetoric of Smith and Keynes. They assess the pragmatical dimension of language in the construction of knowledge, and examine its role in explaining economic behaviour and in interpreting the relationship between economics and philosophy. Finally, the authors analyse the relationship between incommensurable standards and translation from the point of view of the logical structure of lexicon, and examine the traditional theme of the 'unity of science' across the whole spectrum of humanities and the social sciences.

General

Imprint:	Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 1999
Editors:	Rema R. Favretti • Giorgio Sandri • Roberto Scazzieri
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	528
ISBN-13:	978-1-85898-943-3
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Philosophy of language Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Economic theory & philosophy Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Philosophy of science Promotions
LSN:	1-85898-943-4
Barcode:	9781858989433

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