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Against relativism : philosophy of science, deconstruction, and critical theory
- Title
- Against relativism : philosophy of science, deconstruction, and critical theory / Christopher Norris.
- Author
- Norris, Christopher, 1947-
- Publication
- Malden, Mass. : Blackwell, 1997.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | Q175 .N594 1997 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- x, 330 pages; 24 cm
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Metaphor, concept and theory change: deconstruction as critical ontology -- Deconstruction and epistemology: Bachelard, Derrida, de Man -- Ontological relativity and meaning variance: a critical-constructive review -- Quantum mechanics: a case for deconstruction? -- Hermeneutics, anti-realism and philosophy of science -- Anti-realism and constructive empiricism: is there a (real) difference? -- Ontology according to Van Fraasen: some problems with constructive empiricism -- Stuck in the mangle: sociology of science and its discontents -- But will it fly? Aerodynamics as a test case for anti-realism -- Why strong sociologists abhor a vacuum: Shapin and Schaffer on the Boyle-Hobbes controversy -- Leviathan and the turbojet: a critique of sociological unreason.
- ISBN
- 0631198644
- 9780631198642
- 0631198652
- 9780631198659
- LCCN
- 97004300
- OCLC
- ocm36327471
- 36327471
- SCSB-2133738
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library