The Triumph of Uncertainty : Science and Self in the Postmodern Age

The Triumph of Uncertainty Science and Self in the Postmodern Age

Tauber, a leading figure in history and philosophy of science, offers a unique autobiographical overview of how science as a discipline of thought has been characterized by philosophers and historians over the past century. He frames his account through science's - and his own personal - quest...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Tauber, Alfred I., author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Budapest : Central European University Press 2022
2022.
Edition:1st edition
Subjects:
Tauber, Alfred I.
Science and civilization.
Science > Philosophy.
Science > History > 20th century.
History.
Electronic books.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009672639006719
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Table of Contents
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. Beginnings
  • Chapter 2. On Ways of Knowing
  • Chapter 3. Transitions
  • Chapter 4. Rewriting Immunology
  • Chapter 5. The Immune Self
  • Chapter 6. Systems Philosophically Considered
  • Chapter 7. Pursuing the Enigmatic Self
  • Chapter 8. Rethinking Science
  • Chapter 9. Outline of a Post-Positivist Philosophy of Science
  • Chapter 10. A New Agenda
  • Chapter 11. Personalizing Science
  • Chapter 12. Moral Epistemology
  • Chapter 13. Requiem for the Ego
  • Chapter 14. Identity Reconsidered
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix
  • The Modernist Self
  • Acknowledgements
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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