Philosophy Social Aspects category: 5622 books
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Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2019
This book discusses Collingwood's conception of the role and character of philosophical analysis. It explores questions, such as, is there anything distinctive about the activity of philosophizing? If so, what distinguishes philosophy from other forms of inquiry? What is the relation between philosophy...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
The institutionalization of History and Philosophy of Science as a distinct field of scholarly endeavour began comparatively earl- though not always under that name - in the Australasian region. An initial lecturing appointment was made at the University of Melbourne immediately after the Second World...
Forgotten Connections
On culture and upbringing
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2013
Klaus Mollenhauer’s Forgotten Connections: On Culture and Upbringing is internationally regarded as one of the most important German contributions to educational and curriculum theory in the 20th century. Appearing here in English for the first time, the book draws on Mollenhauer’s concern for...
Liberty and the Pursuit of Knowledge
Charles Renouvier's Political Philosophy of Science
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2018
French philosopher Charles Renouvier played an influential role in reviving philosophy in France after it was proscribed during the Second Empire. Drawn to the ideals of the French Revolution, Renouvier came to recognize that the free will and civil liberties he supported were essential to the pursuit...
Perception and Discovery
An Introduction to Scientific Inquiry
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2018
Norwood Russell Hanson was one of the most important philosophers of science of the post-war period. Hanson brought Wittgensteinian ordinary language philosophy to bear on the concepts of science, and his treatments of observation, discovery, and the theory-ladenness of scientific facts remain central...
Philosophy and Education
An introduction to key questions and themes
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2014
Written specifically for education studies students, this accessible text offers a clear introduction to philosophy and education. It skilfully guides readers through this challenging and sometimes complex area bringing key philosophical ideas and questions to life in the context and practice of education....
Surrender and Catch
Experience and Inquiry Today
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Su"ender and catch: give so you can receive, where the giving is your whole self, in a total experience. This is scarcely new on the American scene, and it is ancient knowledge, East and West. The fears of total surrender, the fears of self-revelation and of total abandon, although genuine, are...
The Structure of Idealization
Towards a Systematic Interpretation of the Marxian Idea of Science
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2013
Much is said in Marxist literature about Marxist methodology which is supposed to be entirely original - differing a great deal from all other trends in the modern philosophy of science. On the other hand, however, it is unfallacious to state that there are no people outside Marxism who would like...
Rethinking Practice, Research and Education
A Philosophical Inquiry
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2015
Rethinking Practice, Research and Education brings together philosophy with traditional methodological discourse, and opens a space for critical thinking in social and educational research. Drawing on the work of Heidegger, Derrida, Foucault and their descendants, this engaging critical examination...
Thomas Kuhn's Revolutions
A Historical and an Evolutionary Philosophy of Science?
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2015
This new edition of Thomas Kuhn's Revolution marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of Kuhn's most influential work. Drawing on the rich archival sources at MIT, and engaging fully with current scholarship, James Marcum provides the historical background to the development of The Structure...
by Antonio J. Segura Sanchez
Language: Spanish
Release Date: August 18, 2015
Language: Spanish
Release Date: August 18, 2015
Seminar paper del año 2015 en eltema Pedagogía social / Trabajo social, Universidad de Almería, Idioma: Español, Resumen: Este trabajo trata de analizar la intervención socio sanitaria que se realizó el día 9 de Diciembre de 2014, tras la llegada de un patera a las costas de Almería. Dicha...
by Stephen Pollard
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2014
This book is based on two premises: one cannot understand philosophy of mathematics without understanding mathematics and one cannot understand mathematics without doing mathematics. It draws readers into philosophy of mathematics by having them do mathematics. It offers 298 exercises, covering philosophically...
by Valerie Hockert, PhD
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2013
Do you need a guide for teaching philosophy? This book gives you some basic discussion questions, essay questions, assignments, and even includes grading rubrics! Includes are notes on Thomas Hobbes, Renee Descartes, and John Locke. This book gives you enough material to teach an introductory philosophy...
Philosophy of Science
The Link Between Science and Philosophy
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
A great mathematician and teacher bridges the gap between science and the humanities in this exposition of the philosophy of science. Philipp Frank, a distinguished physicist and philosopher in his own right, traces the history of science from Aristotle to Einstein to illustrate philosophy’s ongoing...