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Science and the World: Philosophical Approaches

Jeffrey Foss, ed

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Description:this anthology offers “a philosophical introduction to science . . . ready-to-read by the average freshman straight out of high school.” (xiii)Foss has gone to great lengths in his effort to make this text so-“ready-to-read” by newcomers to academic philosophy. He heads each of the anthology’s twenty-five readings with introductory remarks. He appends three sets of study-questions to each reading: one type (Explication Questions) ensures the student has read the selection carefully; another type (EvaluationQuestions) prompts students to gauge the reading’s plausibility; the third type (The Bigger Picture) invites students to consider broader philosophical concerns occasioned by the reading, and compare it with others in the volume. Add in the text’s general introductions and an extensive twenty-five-page Philosophical Dictionary (keyed to the text’s technical terms3), and Foss’scontributions comprise nearly 250 pages of the text. Foss has set the bar high for first-time college students, but it’s obvious that he has endeavored to be an ever-present and helpful coach.Foss divides his anthology into two main sections, each corresponding to a central philosophical imperative. Section 1 answers to the commandment to “Know thyself!” and is “devoted to scientific method and logic” (ix, xiii). Section 2 contains articles that invite students to “see the Big Picture,” and “investigate . . . science from the point of view of ethics, political theory, and the theory of human nature.” (ix, xiii–xiv) opics treated in these twosections interweave, of course, since at least part of the project of Knowing Oneself involves articulating the role one plays in the proverbial Big Picture.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Science and the World: Philosophical Approaches. To get started finding Science and the World: Philosophical Approaches, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: this anthology offers “a philosophical introduction to science . . . ready-to-read by the average freshman straight out of high school.” (xiii)Foss has gone to great lengths in his effort to make this text so-“ready-to-read” by newcomers to academic philosophy. He heads each of the anthology’s twenty-five readings with introductory remarks. He appends three sets of study-questions to each reading: one type (Explication Questions) ensures the student has read the selection carefully; another type (EvaluationQuestions) prompts students to gauge the reading’s plausibility; the third type (The Bigger Picture) invites students to consider broader philosophical concerns occasioned by the reading, and compare it with others in the volume. Add in the text’s general introductions and an extensive twenty-five-page Philosophical Dictionary (keyed to the text’s technical terms3), and Foss’scontributions comprise nearly 250 pages of the text. Foss has set the bar high for first-time college students, but it’s obvious that he has endeavored to be an ever-present and helpful coach.Foss divides his anthology into two main sections, each corresponding to a central philosophical imperative. Section 1 answers to the commandment to “Know thyself!” and is “devoted to scientific method and logic” (ix, xiii). Section 2 contains articles that invite students to “see the Big Picture,” and “investigate . . . science from the point of view of ethics, political theory, and the theory of human nature.” (ix, xiii–xiv) opics treated in these twosections interweave, of course, since at least part of the project of Knowing Oneself involves articulating the role one plays in the proverbial Big Picture.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Science and the World: Philosophical Approaches. To get started finding Science and the World: Philosophical Approaches, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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