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 InfoAmherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2008.
Description264 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable 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 noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2007022225
ISBN9781591025283
ISBN1591025281

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Joyner General Stacks B 72 .H22 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold