Science and the quest for meaning /

Tauber, Alfred I.

Science and the quest for meaning / Alfred I. Tauber. - Waco, Tex. : Baylor University Press, c2009. - xi, 255 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Concerning scientific reason -- What is science? -- Nineteenth-century positivism -- The fall of positivism -- The science wars -- Science in its socio-political contexts -- Conclusion: The challenge of coherence.

9781602582101 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1602582106 (hardcover : alk. paper)

2009010375

GBA985253 bnb

015358020 Uk


Science--Philosophy.
Science and the humanities.
Philosophy, Modern--20th century.

Q175 / .T2245 2009

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