Reflexive epistemology : the philosophical legacy of Otto Neurath / Danilo Zolo ; translation from the Italian by David McKie.
Pubblicazione:
Dordrecht : Kluwer, c1989.
Descrizione fisica:
XX, 203 p. ; 23 cm
Serie:
Boston studies in the philosophy of science ; 118
Note:
Tit. orig.: Scienza e politica in Otto Neurath
Contiene:
Indice: Editorial preface. Abbreviations. Acknowledgments. Introduction 1. The problem of assessment 2. Englightenment, neo-Marxism, conventionalism: towards a critique of a Cartesian rationalism 3. Linguistic reflexivity and pseudorationalism 4. Neurath versus Popper 5. The unity of science as a historical-sociological goal: from the primacy of physics to the epistemological priority of sociology 6. Strengths and weaknesses of an empirical sociology 7. Evaluation, prescription, and political decision. Conclusion: Reflexive epistemology and social complexity. List of Otto Neurath's cited works. Meta-bibliographical note. Subject index. Author index
