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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778384903321

Autore

Regal Philip J

Titolo

The anatomy of judgment / / Philip J. Regal

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Minneapolis : , : University of Minnesota Press, , 1990

©1990

ISBN

0-8166-5540-5

0-8166-1824-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 368 pages)

Disciplina

128/.3

Soggetti

Reasoning

Judgment

Methodology

Science - Methodology

Cultural relativism

Critical thinking

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; 1. Critical Thought, Science, and Justice; 2. The Eyes of Oedipus, the Cave of Plato; 3. The Illusion Organ; 4. Inner Realities; 5. Fragile Common Sense; 6. Philosophy as Perceptual Template: Readings of Nature; 7. Language and the Construction of Reality; 8. Diverse Searches for Wisdom; 9. Is Relatively Good Individual Objectivity Possible?; 10. Intuition in Science and Eastern Disciplines; 11. The Language of Proof; 12. The Liberal Arts Agenda Reconsidered; Epilogue; Additional Readings; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The Anatomy of Judgment was first published in 1990. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions. ""The Anatomy of Judgment is a unique and valuable contribution to the literature of the social and humanistic contexts for science . . . The book will illuminate dark corners for any reader, and dozens of interesting points come to light."" -Neil Greenberg, University of Tennessee. Tracing the



emergence of science and the social institutions that govern