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Experiments in Holism

Author : Ton Otto
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1444351850
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (443 download)

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Download or read book Experiments in Holism written by Ton Otto and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-08-02 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experiments in Holism Experiments in Holism: Theory and Practice in Contemporary Anthropology presents a series of essays that critically examine the ongoing relevance of holism and its theoretical and methodological potential in today’s world. Contributions from a diverse collection of leading anthropologists reveal how recent critiques of the holistic approach have not led to its wholesale rejection, but rather to a panoply of experiments that critically reassess and reemploy holism. The essays focus on aspects of holism including its utilization in current ethnographic research, holistic considerations in cultural anthropology, the French structuralist tradition, the predominantly English tradition of social anthropology, and many others. Collectively, the essays show how holism is simultaneously central to, and problematically a part of, the theory and practice of anthropology. Experiments in Holism reveals how contemporary attempts to rescale and retool anthropology entail new ways of coming to terms with anthropology’s heritage of holism, seeking to obviate its current excesses while recapturing its critical potential to meet the challenges of our contemporary world.

Duhem and Holism

Author : Milena Ivanova
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1009020145
Total Pages : 118 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Duhem and Holism written by Milena Ivanova and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-07-29 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The holistic thesis developed by Pierre Duhem challenges the idea that our evidence can conclusively falsify a theory. Given that no scientific theory is tested in isolation, a negative experiment can always be attributed to components other than the theory we test – to the auxiliary hypotheses and background assumptions. How do scientists decide whether the experimental result undermines the theory or points at an error in the underlying assumptions? Duhem argues that we cannot offer a rule that directs when the scientist should employ a radical or conservative strategy in light of a negative result, and ultimately they will appeal to their intuition. More recently philosophers have offered a number of strategies of how to locate error and justify the abandonment of a theory or an auxiliary hypothesis. This Element analyses Duhem's response to holism and subsequent accounts of how the problem can be resolved.

Holism and Evolution

Author : Jan Christiaan Smuts
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Holism and Evolution written by Jan Christiaan Smuts and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Holism and Reductionism in Biology and Ecology

Author : Rick C. Looijen
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401595607
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (15 download)

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Book Synopsis Holism and Reductionism in Biology and Ecology by : Rick C. Looijen

Download or read book Holism and Reductionism in Biology and Ecology written by Rick C. Looijen and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Holism and reductionism are traditionally seen as incompatible views or approaches to nature. Here Looijen argues that they should rather be seen as mutually dependent and hence co-operating research programmes. He sheds some interesting new light on the emergence thesis, its relation to the reduction thesis, and on the role and status of functional explanations in biology. He discusses several examples of reduction in both biology and ecology, showing the mutual dependence of holistic and reductionist research programmes. Ecologists are offered separate chapters, clarifying some major, yet highly and controversial ecological concepts, such as `community', `habitat', and `niche'. The book is the first in-depth study of the philosophy of ecology. Readership: Specialists in the philosophy of science, especially the philosophy of biology, biologists and ecologists interested in the philosophy of their discipline. Also of interest to other scientists concerned with the holism-reductionism issue.

Holism in Philosophy of Mind and Philosophy of Physics

Author : M. Esfeld
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401717877
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (17 download)

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Book Synopsis Holism in Philosophy of Mind and Philosophy of Physics by : M. Esfeld

Download or read book Holism in Philosophy of Mind and Philosophy of Physics written by M. Esfeld and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-09 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Scope of the Project The concept of holism is at the centre of far-reaching changes in various areas of philosophy in the second half of the twentieth century. Holism in epistemology and the philosophy of mind is widespread among analytic philosophers subsequent to the work of the later Wittgenstein and to Quine's "Two Dogmas of Empiricism". Roughly speaking, the claim is that (a) for a person to have beliefs, a social, linguistic community is required and that (b) single beliefs have a meaning only within a whole system of beliefs. Furthermore, holism is discussed in science, in particular in the interpretation of quantum physics. In fact, the term "holism" goes back to Smuts (1926), who introduces this term in a biological context. I Holism in any of these areas has considerable consequences for our philosophical view of the world and ourselves. Holism in quantum physics is said to refute atomism, which has been predominant in modem philosophy of nature. Holism in epistemology and the philosophy of mind is seen as an alternative to what is known as the Cartesian tradition, which dominated modem thought down to logical empiricism.

Decentering Comparative Analysis in a Globalizing World

Author :
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004466606
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book Decentering Comparative Analysis in a Globalizing World written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-10-18 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Decentering Comparative Analysis in a Globalizing World aims to go beyond the traditional criticism in comparative analysis. It wants to shed new light on the question of comparing as a form of categorizing. In this perspective, three relevant dimensions to question the naturalized categories of comparison are mobilized: ethnocentrism, the nation, and academic disciplines. Based on original empirical work, the volume proposes to use comparative categories by mixing and shifting the analytical perspectives. It brings together contributions that come to terms with the historicity of the comparative method in the social sciences. It eventually deals with the key issue of comparability of various cases, in the enlarged context of a globalizing world. Contributors are: Anna Amelina, Camille Boullier, Catherine Cavalin, Serge Ebersold, Andreas Eckert, Mouhamedoune Abdoulaye Fall, Isabel Georges, Olivier Giraud, Aïssa Kadri, Wiebke Keim, Michel Lallement, Marie Mercat-Bruns, Luis Felipe Murillo, Kiran Klaus Patel, Léa Renard, Ferruccio Ricciardi, Paul-André Rosental, Pablo Salazar-Jaramillo, Stéphanie Tawa-Lama, Nikola Tietze, Tania Toffanin, Michel Vincent and Bénédicte Zimmermann.

Rethinking the Individualism-Holism Debate

Author : Julie Zahle
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319053442
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book Rethinking the Individualism-Holism Debate written by Julie Zahle and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-06-05 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of papers investigates the most recent debates about individualism and holism in the philosophy of social science. The debates revolve mainly around two issues: firstly, whether social phenomena exist sui generis and how they relate to individuals. This is the focus of discussions between ontological individualists and ontological holists. Secondly, to what extent social scientific explanations may and should, focus on individuals and social phenomena respectively. This issue is debated amongst methodological holists and methodological individualists. In social science and philosophy, both issues have been intensively discussed and new versions of the dispute have appeared just as new arguments have been advanced. At present, the individualism/holism debate is extremely lively and this book reflects the major positions and perspectives within the debate. This volume is also relevant to debates about two closely related issues in social science: the micro-macro debate and the agency-structure debate. This book presents contributions from key figures in both social science and philosophy, in the first such collection on this topic to be published since the 1970s.

Compendium of Quantum Physics

Author : Daniel Greenberger
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3540706267
Total Pages : 901 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (47 download)

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Download or read book Compendium of Quantum Physics written by Daniel Greenberger and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-07-25 with total page 901 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With contributions by leading quantum physicists, philosophers and historians, this comprehensive A-to-Z of quantum physics provides a lucid understanding of key concepts of quantum theory and experiment. It covers technical and interpretational aspects alike, and includes both traditional and new concepts, making it an indispensable resource for concise, up-to-date information about the many facets of quantum physics.

Nature's Holism

Author : Laurence Evans
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1462091377
Total Pages : 508 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (62 download)

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Download or read book Nature's Holism written by Laurence Evans and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 1999-08-10 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the association of the bee and the flower is a very advanced reflection of the process of evolution through natural selection. Nature's Holism explores the coevolution of long associated species arriving at a holistic view of nature where the compatibility between species is significant. In nature there are two interacting forces. There is the numerical increase in numbers of a species, termed a force of "perpetuity". Increasing numbers of a single species have an inevitable impact on the environment. However, as each species survives within an ecological context, there is a feedback from the ecosystem as numbers increase, requiring a necessary compatibility with the ecosystem. "Fitness" is therefore defined, not only by quantitative representation of genes in the next generation (perpetuity), but also the qualitative condition of compatibility with the habitat or ecosystem that provided the conditions and resources for this success.

Thought Experiments in Philosophy

Author : Sören Häggqvist
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Thought Experiments in Philosophy written by Sören Häggqvist and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Design Anthropology

Author : Wendy Gunn
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 0857853716
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (578 download)

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Download or read book Design Anthropology written by Wendy Gunn and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2013-08-29 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Design is a key site of cultural production and change in contemporary society. Anthropologists have been involved in design projects for several decades but only recently a new field of inquiry has emerged which aims to integrate the strengths of design thinking and anthropological research. This book is written by anthropologists who actively participate in the development of design anthropology. Comprising both cutting-edge explorations and theoretical reflections, it provides a much-needed introduction to the concepts, methods, practices and challenges of the new field. Design Anthropology moves from observation and interpretation to collaboration, intervention and co-creation. Its practitioners participate in multidisciplinary design teams working towards concrete solutions for problems that are sometimes ill-defined. The authors address the critical potential of design anthropology in a wide range of design activities across the globe and query the impact of design on the discipline of anthropology. This volume will appeal to new and experienced practitioners in the field as well as to students of anthropology, innovation, science and technology studies, and a wide range of design studies focusing on user participation, innovation, and collaborative research.

The Lost Ethnographies

Author : Robin James Smith
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1787147738
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (871 download)

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Download or read book The Lost Ethnographies written by Robin James Smith and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2019-01-07 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume explores ethnographic projects that were planned but never happened, and reports on the methodological lessons researchers can learn, as well as how they can gain fresh energy and social science insight from apparent rejection.

Multiformity of Science

Author : Jan Such
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004333878
Total Pages : 449 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book Multiformity of Science written by Jan Such and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2016-08-09 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Main headings: Part I. Contributions to the idealizational theory of science.- Part II. The nature of scientific cognition. - Part III. The development of science. - Part IV. Problems of verification of knowledge. - Part V. Philosophy of physics and cosmology. - Part VI. Some problems of the theory of reality.

Holism in Philosophy of Mind and Philosophy of Physics

Author : M. Esfeld
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9780792370031
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Holism in Philosophy of Mind and Philosophy of Physics written by M. Esfeld and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2001-06-30 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The topic of this book is a comparison between holism in the philosophy and language and social holism on the one hand and holism about space-time and quantum systems on the other hand. The main claim is that holism in the humanities and holism in fundamental physics come under the same substantial, general conception of holism. That is to say: arguments to the effect that the holism of the mental is unscientific or that the mental is separated from the physical owing to holism are not sound. The holism of the mental fits into a world-view that bases itself on scientific realism. The addressees of this book are all those who care about our view of the world and ourselves in the spirit of an argumentative examination of different positions. No familiarity with physics is presupposed.

What Science Is and How It Really Works

Author : James C. Zimring
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108476856
Total Pages : 407 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book What Science Is and How It Really Works written by James C. Zimring and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-07-18 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A timely and accessible synthesis of the strengths, weaknesses and reality of science through the eyes of a practicing scientist.

Current Debates in Philosophy of Science

Author : Cristián Soto
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031323750
Total Pages : 459 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (313 download)

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Download or read book Current Debates in Philosophy of Science written by Cristián Soto and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-08-28 with total page 459 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume collects previously unpublished contributions to the philosophy of science. What brings them together is a twofold goal: first and foremost, celebrating the name of Roberto Torretti, whose works in this and other areas have had –and continue to have– a significant impact on the international philosophy of science community; and second, the desire of advancing novel perspectives on various issues in the philosophy of science broadly construed. Roberto Torretti has made substantial contributions to current debates in the history and philosophy of science, the general philosophy of science, and the philosophy of physics and geometry. Among his landmark contributions, we find his investigations in the history and philosophy of geometry, as well as his systematic studies of Einstein's relativity theory. This volume convenes leading philosophers and early-career scholars compiling a fine collection of chapters addressing recent debates on Kantian philosophy of science, the general philosophy of science, and the history and philosophy of physics and mathematics.

Methods in Analytical Political Theory

Author : Adrian Blau
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107098793
Total Pages : 347 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Methods in Analytical Political Theory written by Adrian Blau and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-05-18 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to methods in analytical political theory, offering concrete advice and clear examples of good and bad practice.