
Instrumental Realism: The Interface between Philosophy of Science and Philosophy of Technology
Author: Ihde, DonBrand: Indiana University PressEdition: First EditionNumber Of Pages: 176PartNumber: black & white illustrationsRelease Date: 22-05-1991Details: "Ihde is perhaps uniquely situated to provide authoritative accounts of such diverse philosophical traditions as those involved in current explorations of the technology of scientific instruments. . . . Ihde's book breaks new ground and . . . makes an important debate accessible." ―Robert AckermannInstrumental Realism has three principal aims: to advocate a "praxis-perception" approach to the philosophy of science; to explore ways in which such an approach offers a mutually illuminating overlap with a philosophy of technology; and to examine comparatively and critically the work of some who advocate an "instrumental realist" approach to the philosophy of science.EAN: 9780253206268Model: black & white illustrationsLanguages: EnglishBinding: PaperbackItem Condition: UsedVeryGood