Ideas for a Hermeneutic Phenomenology of the Natural Sciences

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Springer Science & Business Media, Dec 6, 2012 - Science - 314 pages
This book is a methodical and systematic presentation of basic ontological issues that must be raised with respect to the meaning and function of natural science. The ontological issues are discussed from a hermeneutico-phenomenological point of view. In addition, the book contains critical discussions of basic themes raised by Carnap, Hempel, Stegmüller, Kuhn, Lakatos, Hübner, Popper, van Fraassen, Heelan and Kisiel. One of the basic theses developed in the book is that logical, epistemological and methodological issues pertinent to the natural sciences should be complemented by ontological issues that focus mainly on meaning and truth. The book also contains one chapter on the implications of the ontological ideas presented for the history of the natural sciences.
 

Contents

Science
1
On the Origin of Conventionalism
38
Hermeneutic Phenomenology on
60
and Realism
72
Experiences
85
Philosophy and Science
91
Natural Sciences
99
Some Reflections on the Essence of Natural
114
Critical Discussion and Conclusion
187
Evolution and Revolution
214
Hübner on the Nature of the Theories Developed
230
6 Beyond Realism and Idealism A Response
242
Appearances or Phenomena?
248
Science
254
Critical Reflections
266
Bibliography
283

On the Problem of Truth in the Sciences
127
Conclusion
168

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