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What does it mean to understand something? What types of
understanding can be distinguished? Is understanding always
provided by explanations? And how is it related to knowledge? Such
questions have attracted considerable interest in epistemology
recently. These discussions, however, have not yet engaged insights
about explanations and theories developed in philosophy of science.
Conversely, philosophers of science have debated the nature of
explanations and theories, while dismissing understanding as a
psychological by-product. In this book, epistemologists and
philosophers of science together address basic questions about the
nature of understanding, providing a new overview of the field.
False theories, cognitive bias, transparency, coherency, and other
important issues are discussed. Its 15 original chapters are
essential reading for researchers and graduate students interested
in the current debates about understanding.
What does it mean to understand something? What types of
understanding can be distinguished? Is understanding always
provided by explanations? And how is it related to knowledge? Such
questions have attracted considerable interest in epistemology
recently. These discussions, however, have not yet engaged insights
about explanations and theories developed in philosophy of science.
Conversely, philosophers of science have debated the nature of
explanations and theories, while dismissing understanding as a
psychological by-product. In this book, epistemologists and
philosophers of science together address basic questions about the
nature of understanding, providing a new overview of the field.
False theories, cognitive bias, transparency, coherency, and other
important issues are discussed. Its 15 original chapters are
essential reading for researchers and graduate students interested
in the current debates about understanding.
Gebaute Zeichen zeigt am Beispiel der Architektur, wie auf der
Grundlage der Arbeiten von Nelson Goodman eine leistungsfahige
Symboltheorie entwickelt werden kann. Neben der bisher
umfassendsten Rekonstruktion enthalt das Buch wichtige
Modifikationen und wesentliche Erweiterungen von Goodmans Theorie.
Die resultierende Symboltheorie der Architektur bietet ein weit
reicheres Instrumentarium zur Interpretation von Bauwerken als
bestehende Architektursemiotiken. Zudem entgeht sie einer Reihe von
Einwanden, welche gegen diese vorgebracht wurden. Vorbereitend wird
gezeigt, inwiefern Bauwerke und ihre Teile als Symbole
funktionieren konnen. Der Hauptteil behandelt die
Symbolisierungsweisen von Bauwerken. Abschliessend werden die
Identitats- und Persistenzkriterien fur Bauwerke diskutiert."
Peter Baumberger and Karin Stegmeier are young architects who have
produced high-quality Zurich housing in recent years. In addition
to their highly refined residential architecture, they have
designed inspired buildings such as the extension to the Dietlikon
village school or the extension to the primary school centre in
Laufen. Text in English and German.
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