Evaluating Philosophies

by Mario Bunge

Book Overview

The first part deals with philosophies that have had a significant input, positive or negative, on the search for truth; it suggests that scientific and technological are either stimulated or smothered by a philosophical matrix; and it outlines two ontological doctrines believed to have nurtured research in modern times: systemism (not to be mistaken for holism) and materialism (as an extension of physicalism). The second part discusses a few practical...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9400744072
• ISBN13: 9789400744073
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"