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THINKING OFF YOUR FEET HOW EMPIRICAL PSYCHOLOGY VINDICATES ARMCHAIR PHILOSOPHY by STREVENS MICHAEL
Category: Philosophy and Religion
Many philosophers believe they can gain knowledge about the world from the comfort of their armchairs, simply by reflecting on the nature of things. But how can the mind arrive at substantive knowledge of the world without seeking its input? Michael Strevens proposes an original defense of the armchair ...Show more
The Knowledge Machine - How an Unreasonable Idea Created Modern Science by Michael Strevens
Category: Science
It is only in the last three centuries that the formidable knowledge-making machine we call modern science has transformed our way of life and our vision of the universe - two thousand years after the invention of law, philosophy, drama and mathematics. Why did we take so long to invent science? And how ...Show more
The Knowledge Machine: How an Unreasonable Idea Created Modern Science by Michael Strevens
Category: Science
A groundbreaking and timely analysis of how science works and how we can preserve its power to grow our knowledge Over the last three centuries, huge leaps in our scientific understanding and, as a result, in our technology have completely transformed our way of life and our vision of the universe. Why ...Show more
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