Science and Culture

by Joseph Agassi

Book Overview

In Science and Culture, Joseph Agassi addresses scientism and relativism, two false philosophies that divorce science from culture in general and from tradition in particular. According to Agassi, science is an integral part of culture, and both scientism and relativism ignore the cultural value of science. This work helps break the isolation of science from the rest of culture by promoting popular science and reasonable history of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9048162343
• ISBN13: 9789048162345
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"