The anatomy of judgment [[electronic resource] /] / Philip J. Regal

• Autore: Regal Philip J
• Pubblicazione: Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c1990
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (382 p.)
• Disciplina: 128/.3
• Soggetto topico: Reasoning; Judgment; Methodology; Science - Methodology; Cultural relativism; Critical thinking
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: The anatomy of judgment
• ISBN: 0-8166-5540-5; 0-8166-1824-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910452334903321
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