Can I read Human Sciences: Reappraising the Humanities Through History and Philosophy (S U N Y Series in Science, Technology, and Society) on EtoBox?

Human Sciences: Reappraising the Humanities Through History and Philosophy (S U N Y Series in Science, Technology, and Society) by H2yrup, Jens is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Human Sciences: Reappraising the Humanities Through History and Philosophy (S U N Y Series in Science, Technology, and Society) about?

Offers historical and philosophical arguments for treating the humanities as sciences.Human Sciences assesses the importance and value of the humanities historically and philosophically, and makes the case for treating them as sciences. Through careful examination of the characteristics they share with the natural and social sciences, as well as what distinguishes them from other scientific fields, the book argues that the humanities may be seen to correspond with the German/Latin Wissenschaft/scientia—that is, as systematic, organized bodies of knowledge, rather than as branches of knowledge that should necessarily emulate the quantitative and experimental approach of the natural sciences. After analyzing the humanities from historical and philosophical perspectives, the book presents a general philosophy of science that results from an analysis of the features that are shared by the humanities and the natural and social sciences, and then applies some of these insights to philosophical problems of particular relevance for the humanities, such as moral philosophy and the relation between art and cognition.Jens Hoyrup is Professor in the Section for Philosophy and Science Studies a

Author

H2yrup, Jens

Publisher

Albany, NY: State University of New York Press

Published

2000

Language

EN

ISBN

9780791446034

Subjects

Science, Philosophy, Reference