Author: Bruno Jarrosson
Publisher: Média Diffusion
ISBN: 2757854941
Category : Philosophy
Languages : fr
Pages : 183
Book Description
La science est vraie. Elle est fondée sur les faits et avance de façon cumulative... Toute analyse, même superficielle, de l'histoire des sciences suffit à mettre à mal cette vision simpliste et pourtant fort répandue. La science, pas plus que toute autre forme de connaissance, ne saurait se prévaloir d'une indiscutable légitimité. Le statut de la vérité scientifique, la valeur des faits expérimentaux et les modalités du progrès des sciences ont fait et font toujours l'objet d'ardents débats épistémologiques. De David Hume à Karl Popper et de Thomas Kuhn à Paul Feyerabend, ce petit livre présente, avec simplicité et clarté, les principaux thèmes de la philosophie des sciences.
Invitation à la philosophie des sciences
Author: Bruno Jarrosson
Publisher: Média Diffusion
ISBN: 2757854941
Category : Philosophy
Languages : fr
Pages : 183
Book Description
La science est vraie. Elle est fondée sur les faits et avance de façon cumulative... Toute analyse, même superficielle, de l'histoire des sciences suffit à mettre à mal cette vision simpliste et pourtant fort répandue. La science, pas plus que toute autre forme de connaissance, ne saurait se prévaloir d'une indiscutable légitimité. Le statut de la vérité scientifique, la valeur des faits expérimentaux et les modalités du progrès des sciences ont fait et font toujours l'objet d'ardents débats épistémologiques. De David Hume à Karl Popper et de Thomas Kuhn à Paul Feyerabend, ce petit livre présente, avec simplicité et clarté, les principaux thèmes de la philosophie des sciences.
Publisher: Média Diffusion
ISBN: 2757854941
Category : Philosophy
Languages : fr
Pages : 183
Book Description
La science est vraie. Elle est fondée sur les faits et avance de façon cumulative... Toute analyse, même superficielle, de l'histoire des sciences suffit à mettre à mal cette vision simpliste et pourtant fort répandue. La science, pas plus que toute autre forme de connaissance, ne saurait se prévaloir d'une indiscutable légitimité. Le statut de la vérité scientifique, la valeur des faits expérimentaux et les modalités du progrès des sciences ont fait et font toujours l'objet d'ardents débats épistémologiques. De David Hume à Karl Popper et de Thomas Kuhn à Paul Feyerabend, ce petit livre présente, avec simplicité et clarté, les principaux thèmes de la philosophie des sciences.
Readings in Methodology
Author: Jean-Bernard Ouedraogo
Publisher: African Books Collective
ISBN: 2869785178
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
One of the weaknesses of research in Africa is the little consideration that is given to questions of epistemology and methodology. What we see is the trivialization of research protocols which, consequently, are reduced to fantasy prescriptions that detach social studies from universal debates over the validity of science rather than an interrogation of research procedures induced by the complexity of social dynamics. As a result, social sciences have become an imitative discourse and a recital of exotic anecdotes without perspectives. Knowledge production therefore loses any heuristic bearing. It is on the basis of this reality that attempts to correct this tendency have been made in this book by discussing the methodological foundation of social science knowledge. This volume is a collection of papers presented during methodological workshops organized by CODESRIA. Its objective is to revitalize theory and methodology in field work in Africa while contributing to the creation of a critical space hinged upon the mastery of epistemological bases which are indispensable to any scientific imagination. Far from being a collection of technical certainties and certified methods, this book interrogates the uncertain itinerary of the process of social logics discovery. In that sense, it is a decisive step towards a critical systemization of ongoing theories and practices within the African scientific community. The reader can, therefore, identify the philosophical, historical, sociological and anthropological foundations of object construction, field data exploitation and research results delivery. This book explains the importance of the philosophical and social modalities of scientific practice, the influence of local historical contexts, the different usages of new investigative tools, including the audiovisual tools. Finally, the book, backed by classical theories, serves as an invitation toward considering scientific commitment to African field research from a reflective perspective.
Publisher: African Books Collective
ISBN: 2869785178
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
One of the weaknesses of research in Africa is the little consideration that is given to questions of epistemology and methodology. What we see is the trivialization of research protocols which, consequently, are reduced to fantasy prescriptions that detach social studies from universal debates over the validity of science rather than an interrogation of research procedures induced by the complexity of social dynamics. As a result, social sciences have become an imitative discourse and a recital of exotic anecdotes without perspectives. Knowledge production therefore loses any heuristic bearing. It is on the basis of this reality that attempts to correct this tendency have been made in this book by discussing the methodological foundation of social science knowledge. This volume is a collection of papers presented during methodological workshops organized by CODESRIA. Its objective is to revitalize theory and methodology in field work in Africa while contributing to the creation of a critical space hinged upon the mastery of epistemological bases which are indispensable to any scientific imagination. Far from being a collection of technical certainties and certified methods, this book interrogates the uncertain itinerary of the process of social logics discovery. In that sense, it is a decisive step towards a critical systemization of ongoing theories and practices within the African scientific community. The reader can, therefore, identify the philosophical, historical, sociological and anthropological foundations of object construction, field data exploitation and research results delivery. This book explains the importance of the philosophical and social modalities of scientific practice, the influence of local historical contexts, the different usages of new investigative tools, including the audiovisual tools. Finally, the book, backed by classical theories, serves as an invitation toward considering scientific commitment to African field research from a reflective perspective.
Essai sur la philosophie des sciences
Author: André-Marie Ampère
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Classification of sciences
Languages : fr
Pages : 298
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Classification of sciences
Languages : fr
Pages : 298
Book Description
Discovering Life, Manufacturing Life
Author: Pierre V. Vignais
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9048137675
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
Francis BACON, in his Novum Organum, Robert BOYLE, in his Skeptical Chemist and René DESCARTES, in his Discourse on Method; all of these men were witnesses to the th scientific revolution, which, in the 17 century, began to awaken the western world from a long sleep. In each of these works, the author emphasizes the role of the experimental method in exploring the laws of Nature, that is to say, the way in which an experiment is designed, implemented according to tried and tested te- niques, and used as a basis for drawing conclusions that are based only on results, with their margins of error, taking into account contemporary traditions and prejudices. Two centuries later, Claude BERNARD, in his Introduction to the Study of Experimental Medicine, made a passionate plea for the application of the experimental method when studying the functions of living beings. Twenty-first century Biology, which has been fertilized by highly sophisticated techniques inherited from Physics and Chemistry, blessed with a constantly increasing expertise in the manipulation of the genome, initiated into the mysteries of information techn- ogy, and enriched with the ever-growing fund of basic knowledge, at times appears to have forgotten its roots.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9048137675
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
Francis BACON, in his Novum Organum, Robert BOYLE, in his Skeptical Chemist and René DESCARTES, in his Discourse on Method; all of these men were witnesses to the th scientific revolution, which, in the 17 century, began to awaken the western world from a long sleep. In each of these works, the author emphasizes the role of the experimental method in exploring the laws of Nature, that is to say, the way in which an experiment is designed, implemented according to tried and tested te- niques, and used as a basis for drawing conclusions that are based only on results, with their margins of error, taking into account contemporary traditions and prejudices. Two centuries later, Claude BERNARD, in his Introduction to the Study of Experimental Medicine, made a passionate plea for the application of the experimental method when studying the functions of living beings. Twenty-first century Biology, which has been fertilized by highly sophisticated techniques inherited from Physics and Chemistry, blessed with a constantly increasing expertise in the manipulation of the genome, initiated into the mysteries of information techn- ogy, and enriched with the ever-growing fund of basic knowledge, at times appears to have forgotten its roots.
Global Epistemologies and Philosophies of Science
Author: David Ludwig
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000413810
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
In bringing together a global community of philosophers, Global Epistemologies and Philosophies of Science develops novel perspectives on epistemology and philosophy of science by demonstrating how frameworks from academic philosophy (e.g. standpoint theory, social epistemology, feminist philosophy of science) and related fields (e.g. decolonial studies, transdisciplinarity, global history of science) can contribute to critical engagement with global dimensions of knowledge and science. Global challenges such as climate change, food production, and infectious diseases raise complex questions about scientific knowledge production and its interactions with local knowledge systems and social realities. As academic philosophy provides relatively little reflection on global negotiations of knowledge, many pressing scientific and societal issues remain disconnected from core debates in epistemology and philosophy of science. This book is an invitation to broaden agendas of academic philosophy by presenting epistemology and philosophy of science as globally engaged fields that address heterogeneous forms of knowledge production and their interactions with local livelihoods, practices, and worldviews. This integrative ambition makes the book equally relevant for philosophers and interdisciplinary scholars who are concerned with methodological and political challenges at the intersection of science and society.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000413810
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
In bringing together a global community of philosophers, Global Epistemologies and Philosophies of Science develops novel perspectives on epistemology and philosophy of science by demonstrating how frameworks from academic philosophy (e.g. standpoint theory, social epistemology, feminist philosophy of science) and related fields (e.g. decolonial studies, transdisciplinarity, global history of science) can contribute to critical engagement with global dimensions of knowledge and science. Global challenges such as climate change, food production, and infectious diseases raise complex questions about scientific knowledge production and its interactions with local knowledge systems and social realities. As academic philosophy provides relatively little reflection on global negotiations of knowledge, many pressing scientific and societal issues remain disconnected from core debates in epistemology and philosophy of science. This book is an invitation to broaden agendas of academic philosophy by presenting epistemology and philosophy of science as globally engaged fields that address heterogeneous forms of knowledge production and their interactions with local livelihoods, practices, and worldviews. This integrative ambition makes the book equally relevant for philosophers and interdisciplinary scholars who are concerned with methodological and political challenges at the intersection of science and society.
La philosophie des sciences aujourd'hui
Author: Jean Hamburger
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Knowledge, Theory of
Languages : fr
Pages : 200
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Knowledge, Theory of
Languages : fr
Pages : 200
Book Description
Science et philosophie
Author: Marcellin Berthelot
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Philosophy
Languages : fr
Pages : 532
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Philosophy
Languages : fr
Pages : 532
Book Description
The Atom in the History of Human Thought
Author: Bernard Pullman
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780195150407
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
The concept of the atom is very close to scientific bedrock, the deepest and most fundamental fact about the nature of reality. This book presents the whole panorama of the atomic hypothesis, and its place in Western civilization, from its origins in early Greek philosophy 2500 years ago to the definitive proof through direct microscopic imaging of since atoms, about ten years ago.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780195150407
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
The concept of the atom is very close to scientific bedrock, the deepest and most fundamental fact about the nature of reality. This book presents the whole panorama of the atomic hypothesis, and its place in Western civilization, from its origins in early Greek philosophy 2500 years ago to the definitive proof through direct microscopic imaging of since atoms, about ten years ago.
Discours sur la philosophie des sciences
Author: Jacques Philippe Raymond Draparnaud
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : fr
Pages : 66
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : fr
Pages : 66
Book Description
Philosophie des sciences
Author: Sandra Laugier
Publisher: Librairie Philosophique J Vrin
ISBN: 9782711616251
Category : Philosophy
Languages : fr
Pages : 368
Book Description
La philosophie des sciences regroupe un ensemble de reflexions qui portent non seulement sur les methodes de la science - ou des sciences -, mais aussi sur ses objets, ses fondements, son histoire, sa logique ou ses effets. Ses questionnements sont donc multiples et il est difficile de lui assigner des limites bien precises. Cette selection de vingt textes cles, reunis pour la premiere fois, reflete la diversite des approches de la philosophie des sciences du XXe siecle, celle dont nous heritons aujourd'hui. Le volume I presente dix textes qui appartiennent a la premiere moitie du XXe siecle. Il s'ouvre sur trois textes de philosophes francais - Duhem, Meyerson et Poincare - dont les conceptions ont eu un role crucial dans l'epistemologie contemporaine. L'influence de l'empirisme logique - ici represente par Schlick, Carnap, Frank et Reichenbach - fut egalement determinante, non seulement dans les debats qu'ils eurent avec Popper (sur la methodologie de la science empirique), Wittgenstein ou Waismann (sur la philosophie du langage et le verificationnisme) mais aussi dans les developpements ulterieurs de la philosophie des sciences et de l'empirisme contemporains, qui ne se comprennent qu'a la lumiere des essais fondamentaux presentes ici.
Publisher: Librairie Philosophique J Vrin
ISBN: 9782711616251
Category : Philosophy
Languages : fr
Pages : 368
Book Description
La philosophie des sciences regroupe un ensemble de reflexions qui portent non seulement sur les methodes de la science - ou des sciences -, mais aussi sur ses objets, ses fondements, son histoire, sa logique ou ses effets. Ses questionnements sont donc multiples et il est difficile de lui assigner des limites bien precises. Cette selection de vingt textes cles, reunis pour la premiere fois, reflete la diversite des approches de la philosophie des sciences du XXe siecle, celle dont nous heritons aujourd'hui. Le volume I presente dix textes qui appartiennent a la premiere moitie du XXe siecle. Il s'ouvre sur trois textes de philosophes francais - Duhem, Meyerson et Poincare - dont les conceptions ont eu un role crucial dans l'epistemologie contemporaine. L'influence de l'empirisme logique - ici represente par Schlick, Carnap, Frank et Reichenbach - fut egalement determinante, non seulement dans les debats qu'ils eurent avec Popper (sur la methodologie de la science empirique), Wittgenstein ou Waismann (sur la philosophie du langage et le verificationnisme) mais aussi dans les developpements ulterieurs de la philosophie des sciences et de l'empirisme contemporains, qui ne se comprennent qu'a la lumiere des essais fondamentaux presentes ici.