Philosophy's Artful Conversation

Philosophy's Artful Conversation
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 337
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ISBN-10 : 9780674416673
ISBN-13 : 0674416678
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Book Synopsis Philosophy's Artful Conversation by : D. N. Rodowick

Download or read book Philosophy's Artful Conversation written by D. N. Rodowick and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2015-01-05 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theory—an embattled discourse for decades—faces a new challenge from those who want to model the methods of all scholarly disciplines on the sciences. What is urgently needed, says D. N. Rodowick, is a revitalized concept of theory that can assess the limits of scientific explanation and defend the unique character of humanistic understanding.


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