Between Philosophy and Science

by Helge Kragh, Michael Heller (Editor), Bartosz Brozek (Editor), Lukasz Kurek (Editor)

Overview

This ground-breaking collection of essays tackles the philosophical issues at play in cosmology, physics, mathematics, and neuroscience. The book considers topics such as the presence of ontology in cosmological theory and physics. It also weighs the philosophical issues connected with mathematical method, the neuroscience of emotions, and evolutionary anthropology. The contributions look at structuralism in the Platonic philosophy of science and the issue of knowledge and faith. This book is a must read for anyone interested in the philosophy of science and the increasingly blurred borders between the two.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9788378860082
Publisher:	Copernicus Center Press
Publication date:	03/04/2013
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.60(w) x 9.50(h) x 0.90(d)

Table of Contents

Naturalism as a Philosophical and Scientific Framework: A Critical Perspective Robert Audi 11

On Proof in Mathematics Roman Murawski 41

Logical Form and Ontological Commitments Krzysztof Wójtowicz 61

Neuroscience and Mathematics: From Inborn Skills to Cantor's Paradise Bartosz Brozek 69

The Ontology of the Planck Scale Michael Heller 119

Spacetime in the Perspective of the Theory of Quantum Gravity: Should It Stay or Should It Go? Wojciech P. Grygiel 131

The Criteria of Science, Cosmology and the Lessons of History Helge Kragh 149

Structuralism in the Platonic Philosophy of Science Bogdan Dembinski 173

On the Relevance of Evolutionary Anthropology for Practical Philosophy Wojciech Zaluski 189

Emotions from a Neurophilosophical Perspective Lukasz Kurek 211

The Issue of Knowledge and Faith in the Russian Academic Milieu from the 19th to the 21st Century Teresa Obolevit 239