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This book puts forward a new role for mathematics in the natural sciences. In the traditional understanding, a strong viewpoint is advocated, on the one hand, according to which mathematics is used for truthfully expressing laws of nature and thus for rendering the rational structure of the world. In a weaker understanding, many deny that these fundamental laws are of an essentially mathematical character, and suggest that mathematics is merel...

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- I. The Philosophical and Scientific Career of the Mind-Body Problem -- II. What is Mind-Body Identity? Reconstruction of the Identity Theory -- III. The Contingent Nature of Mind-Body Identity -- IV. The Self as Pilot -- V. Science and Mind: Explanations of Behavior and Mentalistic Language -- VI. Philosophy and Mind: Psychophysical Dualism -- VII. Psychology and Consciousness -- V...

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Intellektuelle haben im 20. Jahrhundert mit argumentativer Brillanz und rhetorischem Schliff einen maßgeblichen Einfluss auf Politik und Öffentlichkeit ausgeübt. Doch die Bedeutung des klassischen, literarisch geprägten Typs des Intellektuellen ist heute im Schwinden begriffen. Dieses Buch widmet sich der Frage, ob sich in diesem Rückgang ein Verlust von Intellektualität ausdrückt oder ob sich auf dem Weg in die Wissensgesellschaft neue, insbe...

This book puts forward a new role for mathematics in the natural sciences. In the traditional understanding, a strong viewpoint is advocated, on the one hand, according to which mathematics is used for truthfully expressing laws of nature and thus for rendering the rational structure of the world. In a weaker understanding, many deny that these fundamental laws are of an essentially mathematical character, and suggest that mathematics is merel...

Offers a multidisciplinary view of the complex interrelationships of values in science and society in both contemporary and historic contexts. The Challenge of the Social and the Pressure of Practice presents an in-depth analysis that places the role of values at the centre of philosophical debate and raises questions of morality, credibility, and the future role of values in scientific inquiry.

Nikolaus Kopernikus ist der Urheber der heliozentrischen Revolution in der neuzeitlichen Astronomie. Die Kopernikanische Revolution gehört zu den wichtigsten Ereignissen der Geistesgeschichte. Dieser Umbruch bildete den Auftakt zur Wissenschaftlichen Revolution, die 150 Jahre später in der klassischen Mechanik ihre Vollendung fand. Martin Carriers Buch bietet eine Rekonstruktion der Kopernikanischen Lehre, bettet sie in die Denkweise der Epoch...

Wissenschaftliches Wissen wird durch tätigen Eingriff in die Natur gewonnen: Um Homo Sapiens sein zu können, muss der Mensch zugleich Homo Faber sein. Im Anschluss an das philosophische Werk von Jürgen Mittelstraß begründen und differenzieren die Beiträge des Bandes diese These sowohl in ihrer historischen als auch in ihrer systematischen Dimension (einschließlich ihrer praktisch-philosophischen Implikationen).

Earlier in this century, many philosophers of science (for example, Rudolf Carnap) drew a fairly sharp distinction between theory and observation, between theoretical terms like 'mass' and 'electron', and observation terms like 'measures three meters in length' and 'is _2° Celsius'. By simply looking at our instruments we can ascertain what numbers our measurements yield. Creatures like mass are different: we determine mass by calculation, we ...

The fundamental question of whether, or in what sense, science informs us about the real world has pervaded the history of thought since antiquity. Is what science tells us about the world determined unambiguously by facts, or does the content of any scientific theory in some way depend on the human condition? "Sokal’s hoax" attacked the mere seriousness of post-modern views of science and shifted this controversial debate to a new level, whic...

The fundamental question of whether, or in what sense, science informs us about the real world has pervaded the history of thought since antiquity. Is what science tells us about the world determined unambiguously by facts, or does the content of any scientific theory in some way depend on the human condition? "Sokal’s hoax" attacked the mere seriousness of post-modern views of science and shifted this controversial debate to a new level, whic...

To most laypersons and scientists, science and progress appear to go hand in hand, yet philosophers and historians of science have long questioned the inevitability of this pairing. As we take leave of a century acclaimed for scientific advances and progress, Science at Century's End, the eighth volume of the Pittsburgh-Konstanz Series in the Philosophy and History of Science, takes the reader to the heart of this important matter. Subtitled P...

This book analyzes the power variations between political executives in semi-presidential regimes. It contrasts institutional, partisan, and extra-institutional explanations and identifies patterns of change for the power distribution between presidents and prime ministers. It provides an empirical analysis of selected case studies and demonstrates the necessity to understand power variations in a configurative perspective, exposing the limits...

Earlier in this century, many philosophers of science (for example, Rudolf Carnap) drew a fairly sharp distinction between theory and observation, between theoretical terms like 'mass' and 'electron', and observation terms like 'measures three meters in length' and 'is _2° Celsius'. By simply looking at our instruments we can ascertain what numbers our measurements yield. Creatures like mass are different: we determine mass by calculation, we ...

Die philosophische Beschäftigung mit Raum und Zeit blickt auf eine lange Geschichte zurück. Dieses anhaltende Interesse stammt nicht zuletzt daraus, dass Raum und Zeit die Grundlage von Bewegung bilden. Die Themen der Raum - Zeit - Philosophie umgreifen ein weites Spektrum und schließen insbesondere eine Reihe von Gegenständen ein, die auf den ersten Blick mit Raum und Zeit wenig zu tun haben. Es geht um Kausalität und Wahrscheinlichkeit, um d...

Wissenschaftliches Wissen ist besonders streng geprüftes Wissen, das sich von der bloßen Meinung abheben soll. Dieser Anspruch beruht auf der methodischen Prüfung wissenschaftlicher Behauptungen an der Erfahrung. Wesentlicher Teil der Wissenschaftstheorie ist die Methodenlehre, die sich damit befasst, welche Verfahren der Prüfung in der Wissenschaft akzeptiert sind und in welchem Zusammenhang sie mit dem wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnisanspruch s...

We increasingly view the world around us as a product of science and technology. Accordingly, we have begun to appreciate that science does not take its problems only from nature and then produces technological applications, but that the very problems of scientific research themselves are generated by science and technology. Simultaneously, problems like global warming, the toxicology of nanoparticles, or the use of renewable energies are cons...