Why Does History Matter to Philosophy and the Sciences?: Selected Essays

Lorenz Krüger

Published by De Gruyter 2005

Why Does History Matter to Philosophy and the Sciences?

Selected Essays

Lorenz Krüger
Edited by: Thomas Sturm , Wolfgang Carl and Lorraine Daston

Volume 66 in the series Quellen und Studien zur Philosophie

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110927672

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What are the relationships between philosophy and the history of philosophy, the history of science and the philosophy of science?

This selection of essays by Lorenz Krüger (1932-1994) presents exemplary studies on the philosophy of John Locke and Immanuel Kant, on the history of physics and on the scope and limitations of scientific explanation, and a realistic understanding of science and truth. In his treatment of leading currents in 20th century philosophy, Krüger presents new and original arguments for a deeper understanding of the continuity and dynamics of the development of scientific theory. These result in significant consequences for the claim of the sciences that they understand reality in a rational manner. The case studies are complemented by fundamental thoughts on the relationship between philosophy, science, and their common history.

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Lorenz Krüger (1932-1994) was Professor of Philosophy at the University of Bielefeld, Germany, the Free University of Berlin, Germany, and the University of Göttingen, Germany. Since 1992, he was head of the "Centre of the History and Theory of Sciences" in Berlin. Krüger also was a founding director of the Max-Planck-Institute of the History of Sciences, Berlin, Germany.

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I Three Philosophical Classics Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	19
II Scientific Theories: Their Relations and Their Development Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	77
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V Philosophy, the Sciences, and Their History Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	219
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Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Edition: Reprint 2012
Audience: Students, Scholars, Libraries, Academic Departments
Pages
- Front matter: 8
- Main content: 275
Illustrations
- Other: 1 frontispiece
Keywords: Philosophiegeschichte; Wissenschaftsgeschichte; Wissenschaftstheorie

eBook

Published: February 14, 2012
ISBN: 9783110927672

Hardcover

Published: February 16, 2005
ISBN: 9783110180428