Reductionism and the development of knowledge
Among the many conceits of modern thought is the idea that philosophy, tainted as it is by subjective evaluation, is a shaky guide for human affairs. People, it is argued, are better off if they base their conduct either on know-how with its pragmatic criterion of truth (i.e., possibility) or on sci...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Mahwah, N.J. :
L. Erlbaum
2003.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
| Colección: | Jean Piaget Symposium series.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798009106719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1 Reductionism and the Circle of the Sciences; PART I WAYS OF UNDERSTANDING; CHAPTER 2 Understanding, Explanation, and Reductionism: Finding a Cure for Cartesian Anxiety; CHAPTER 3 Evolution, Entrenchment, and Innateness; CHAPTER 4 Reductionism in Mathematics; PART II REPRESENTATION; CHAPTER 5 The Biological Emergence of Representation; CHAPTER 6 The Role of Systems of Signs in Reasoning; CHAPTER 7 The Role of Representation in Piagetian Theory: Changes Over Time; CHAPTER 8 Breathing Lessons: Self as Genre and Aesthetic
- PART III LOOKING TOWARD THE FUTURECHAPTER 9 From Epistemology to Psychology in the Development of Knowledge; Author Index; Subject Index
