Philosophy of Science - General & Miscellaneous, Philosophy of Science - Social Aspects, Science, Philosophy of, Epistemology (Theory of Knowledge), Science - General & Miscellaneous
Worldviews, Science and Us Redemarcating Knowledge and Its Social and Ethical Implications
Diederik Aerts, Bart D’Hoo...
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Overview
This publication features an interdisciplinary group of contributors which questions aspects of today's worldviews and science that are often taken for granted and tacitly determine the boundaries of what is generally conceived of as the 'world' and 'science'. Some authors stress that existing demarcations are obsolete and often prevent new insights. Others show how they influence the way people perceive themselves and believe the world ontologically to be, determining people's actions and the social fabric. There are yet others who point out how a redemarcation may stimulate the development of knowledge acquisition and social well-being. Examples of how bridging knowledge between different fields leads to new crucial insights, while identifying the pattern of too strict a demarcation preventing such insights, are also analyzed in this volume.Book Details
Published
March 1, 2005
Publisher
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Pages
232
Format
Hardcover, 2005
ISBN
9789812561909