Science and the Quest for Reality

Download or read book Science and the Quest for Reality written by Alfred I Tauber and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sixteen essays reprinted from a variety of sources discuss the pros and cons of Western scientific thought and practice. Acknowledging that traditional scientific methods can be dehumanizing, reductionist, and imperialistic, the anthology also considers Western science's strengths and the underlying assumptions and motivations behind it. Arrangement is in five parts: science and its worldview, the problem of scientific realism, the nature of scientific change, the boundaries of science, and science and values. Contributors include Martin Heidegger, Thomas Kuhn, Hilary Putnam, Evelyn Fox Keller and Max Weber. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR