Putting philosophy to work : inquiry and its place in culture : essays on science, religion, law, literature, and life / Susan Haack.
| Author/creator | Haack, Susan |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2008. |
| Description | 264 pages ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Staying for an answer : the untidy process of groping for truth -- The same, only different -- The unity of truth and the plurality of truths -- Coherence, consistency, cogency, congruity, cohesiveness, &c. : remain calm! don't go overboard! -- Not cynicism, but synechism : lessons from classical pragmatism -- Science, economics, "vision" -- The integrity of science : what it means, why it matters -- Scientific secrecy and "spin" : the sad, sleazy story of the trials of remune -- Truth and justice, inquiry and advocacy, science and law -- Trial and error : the Supreme Court's philosophy of science -- An epistemologist among the epidemiologists -- Fallibilism and faith, naturalism and the supernatural, science and religion -- The ideal of intellectual integrity, in life and literature -- After my own heart : Dorothy Sayers's feminism -- Worthwhile lives -- Why I am not an oxymoron -- Formal philosophy? : a plea for pluralism. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2007022225 |
| ISBN | 9781591025283 |
| ISBN | 1591025281 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | B 72 .H22 2008 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |