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Instrumental biology, or, The disunity of science
| 責任表示 | Alexander Rosenberg |
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| シリーズ | Science and its conceptual foundations |
| データ種別 | 図書 |
| 出版者 | Chicago : University of Chicago Press |
| 出版年 | 1994 |
| 本文言語 | 英語 |
| 大きさ | x, 193 p. : ill. ; 24 cm |
| 概要 | Do the sciences aim to uncover the structure of nature, or are they ultimately a practical means of controlling our environment? In "Instrumental Biology, or the Disunity of Science, " Alexander Rose...berg argues that while physics and chemistry can develop laws that reveal the structure of natural phenomena, biology is fated to be a practical, instrumental discipline. Because of the complexity produced by natural selection, and because of the limits on human cognition, scientists are prevented from uncovering the basic structure of biological phenomena. Consequently, biology and all of the disciplines that rest upon it--psychology and the other human sciences--must aim at most to provide practical tools for coping with the natural world rather than a complete theoretical understanding of it. Do the sciences aim to uncover the structure of nature, or are they ultimately a practical means of controlling our environment? In "Instrumental Biology, or the Disunity of Science, " Alexander Rosenberg argues that while physics and chemistry can develop laws that reveal the structure of natural phenomena, biology is fated to be a practical, instrumental discipline. Because of the complexity produced by natural selection, and because of the limits on human cognition, scientists are prevented from uncovering the basic structure of biological phenomena. Consequently, biology and all of the disciplines that rest upon it--psychology and the other human sciences--must aim at most to provide practical tools for coping with the natural world rather than a complete theoretical understanding of it. 続きを見る |
所蔵情報
| 状態 | 巻次 | 所蔵場所 | 請求記号 | 刷年 | 文庫名称 | 資料番号 | コメント | 予約・取寄 | 複写申込 | 自動書庫 |
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| : paper | 文 研究室 | 哲学/403/456 | 1994 |
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021212013000254 |
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書誌詳細
| 別書名 | 異なりアクセスタイトル:Instrumental biology 異なりアクセスタイトル:Disunity of science |
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| 一般注記 | Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-186) and index |
| 著者標目 | *Rosenberg, Alexander, 1946- |
| 件 名 | LCSH:Biology -- Philosophy
全ての件名で検索
LCSH:Science -- Philosophy 全ての件名で検索 LCSH:Instrumentalism (Philosophy) |
| 分 類 | LCC:QH331 DC20:574/.01 |
| 書誌ID | 1001504134 |
| ISBN | 0226727254 |
| NCID | BA25132286 |
| 巻冊次 | : cloth ; ISBN:0226727254 : paper ; ISBN:0226727262 |
| 登録日 | 2013.04.18 |
| 更新日 | 2013.04.18 |