The Unity of Science in the Arabic Tradition: Science, Logic, Epistemology and Their Interactions

by Shahid Rahman

Book Overview

the demise of the logical positivism programme. The answers given to these qu- tions have deepened the already existing gap between philosophy and the history and practice of science. While the positivists argued for a spontaneous, steady and continuous growth of scientific knowledge the post-positivists make a strong case for a fundamental discontinuity in the development of science which can only be explained by extrascientific factors. The political,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9048178703
• ISBN13: 9789048178704
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 390 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"