World Views and the Problem of Synthesis
The Yellow Book of "Einstein Meets Magritte"
Published on 22. December 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
XXIII, 370 pages
978-94-010-5981-7 (ISBN)
Description
This book considers philosophy to be more than mere reflection. Through philosophy, humankind can give meaning to the world. In part, this book re-evaluates the philosophy of Leo Apostel, who dedicated his life to the investigation of the use of philosophy in everyday life. But it is also a presentation of international research carried out along the lines of the worldviews project. The contributions address not only professional philosophers, but also students, teachers, academics and everyone interested in the relationship between philosophy and the world.
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Series
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999
Language
English
Place of publication
Dordrecht
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Research
Illustrations
XXIII, 370 p.
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
637 gr
ISBN-13
978-94-010-5981-7 (9789401059817)
DOI
10.1007/978-94-011-4708-8
Schweitzer Classification
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Diederik Aerts | Hubert Van Belle | J. van der Veken
World Views and the Problem of Synthesis
The Yellow Book of "Einstein Meets Magritte"
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12/2012
Springer
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Diederik Aerts | Hubert Van Belle | J. van der Veken
World Views and the Problem of Synthesis
The Yellow Book of "Einstein Meets Magritte"
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08/1999
Kluwer Academic Publishers
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Content
1. In Search of an Integrated View on the Whole of Reality: Introducing the Worldview Project.- 2. Symmetry and Symmetry-Breaking in the Philosophy and Thinking of Leo Apostel.- 3. Why Not Nothing?.- 4. Leo Apostel's World Views Program in the Perspective of His Causal Ontology. A Critical Appraisal.- 5. "The Structures of Knowledge, or How Many Ways May We Know?".- 6. Discourses of Globalisation and World Views.- 7. The Game of the Biomousa: A View of Discovery and Creation.- 8. The Seven Keys of Any World View.- 9. Buddhism as a Part of a Global Understanding of Reality.- 10. Synthesizing Four Ideals of Humanity.- 11. Kantian Metaphysics and Cognitive Science.- 12. Synthesising Constructivism and Critical Realism: Towards Critical Pluralism.- 13. Science and the Human: Complementarity as Reconciliation.- 14. Conditions and Features of Unity Concepts in Science.- 15. Beyond "Einstein", "Magritte", and "Quine".- 16. Not Even Classical Mechanics Is Mechanistic.- 17. The Synergetic World View and Its Synthetic Value.- 18. Prospectus for Polyscopic Modeling.- 19. Polyscopic Study of a Basic Cultural Pattern.- 20. Turing Meets Thoreau. An Ecological Approach to Computer Science.- 21. Towards a 'Virtual' Rationality?.- 22. The Cycle of Integration and Disintegration Applied to Western Society: A Framework for a Fundamental Prevention of Delinquency.