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Record Nr.

UNINA9910144102103321

Autore

Philipse Herman

Titolo

The future of the sciences and humanities : four analytical essays and a critical debate on the future of scholastic endeavor / / contributions by James McAllister ... [et al.] ; edited by Peter Tindermans, Alexander Verrijn-Stuart and Rob Visser

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam, : Amsterdam University Press, c2002

Amsterdam : , : Amsterdam University Press, , [2002]

©2002

ISBN

9786611972509

9781281972507

1281972509

9789048503667

9048503663

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (239 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Altri autori (Persone)

TindemansPeter A. J. <1947->

Verrijn StuartA. A

VisserRob

McAllisterJames

Disciplina

500

Soggetti

Science - Philosophy

Science and the humanities

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 08 Feb 2021).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Preface -- Table of contents -- 1. The Sciences and Arts Debate. A review and some conclusions / Tindemans, Peter A.J. / Verrijn-Stuart, Alexander A. / Visser, Rob P.W. -- 2. Historical and Structural Approaches in the Natural and Human Sciences / McAllister, James W. -- Discussion: The Role of Laws and Contingency in History / Kornet, Diedel -- 3. Science and Society in Flux / van Benthem, Johan -- Discussion: Does A New Kind of Science Require a New Kind of Scholar or a New Kind of University? / Devlin, Keith -- 4. Science for the 21st Century / Rip, Arie -- Discussion: Redrawing Disciplinary Boundaries - but to What Degree? / Elzinga, Aant -- 5. Science and



Democracy / Philipse, Herman -- Science and Democracy: a difficult relationship: 'An enlightened and elitist essay on an unresolvable problem' / Schnabel, Paul -- 6. Epilogue -- 7. Appendix

Sommario/riassunto

The arts and sciences evolve by specialisation and broadening of their scopes. Much innovation results from unusual combinations of views and techniques originating in widely different domains. However, stepping outside an established discipline entails the danger of 'shallowness', even if the primary challenge was a 'deep' integration problem. Acceptance of new departures requires recognition and understanding of what is involved, and this depends, among other things, on the adopted nomenclature of the insiders and the resulting perception by outsiders. Thus, current ways of referring to varieties of research and study - say, 'sciences' vs 'humanities' - often form obstacles to the appreciation of novel approaches. New views are necessary. But which angles must be considered?