The Unity of Science in the Arabic Tradition

the demise of the logical positivism programme. The answers given to these qu- tions have deepened the already existing gap between philosophy and the history and practice of science. While the positivists argued for a spontaneous, steady and continuous growth of scientific knowledge the post-positi...

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spelling oai:112.137.131.14:VNU_123-309052020-07-07T02:41:47Z The Unity of Science in the Arabic Tradition Rahman, Shahid Street, Tony Tahiri, Hassan Science -- Arab countries Social Science 509.174927 the demise of the logical positivism programme. The answers given to these qu- tions have deepened the already existing gap between philosophy and the history and practice of science. While the positivists argued for a spontaneous, steady and continuous growth of scientific knowledge the post-positivists make a strong case for a fundamental discontinuity in the development of science which can only be explained by extrascientific factors. The political, social and cultural environment, the argument goes on, determine both the questions and the terms in which they should be answered (...) 2017-04-19T02:31:15Z 2017-04-19T02:31:15Z 2008 Book 978-1-4020-8404-1 http://repository.vnu.edu.vn/handle/VNU_123/30905 en 393 p. application/pdf Springer
institution Vietnam National University, Hanoi
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topic Science -- Arab countries
Social Science
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Social Science
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The Unity of Science in the Arabic Tradition
description the demise of the logical positivism programme. The answers given to these qu- tions have deepened the already existing gap between philosophy and the history and practice of science. While the positivists argued for a spontaneous, steady and continuous growth of scientific knowledge the post-positivists make a strong case for a fundamental discontinuity in the development of science which can only be explained by extrascientific factors. The political, social and cultural environment, the argument goes on, determine both the questions and the terms in which they should be answered (...)
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