Wittgenstein and scientism / edited by Jonathan Beale and Ian James Kidd.
| Other author | Beale, Jonathan editor. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | New York : Routledge, 2017. |
| Copyright Date | ©2017 |
| Description | 1 online resource (xiv, 231 pages) |
| Supplemental Content | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Scientism as a threat to science : Wittgenstein on self-subverting methodologies / Chon Tejedor -- Superstition, science, and life / David E. Cooper -- Rituals, philosophy, science, and progress : Wittgenstein on Frazer / Annalisa Coliva -- Wittgenstein's anti-scientistic worldview / Jonathan Beale -- Wittgenstein, scientism, and anti-scientism in the philosophy of mind / William Child -- Reawakening to wonder : Wittgenstein, Feyerabend and scientism / Ian James Kidd -- 'Too ridiculous for words': Wittgenstein on scientific aesthetics / Severin Schroeder -- How to think about the climate crisis via precautionary reasoning : a Wittgensteinian case study in overcoming scientism / Rupert Read -- The myth of the quietist Wittgenstein / Danièle Moyal-Sharrock -- Meaning scepticism and scientism / Genia Schönbaumsfeld -- Wittgenstein, science, and the evolution of concepts / James C. Klagge -- Wittgenstein, naturalism, and scientism / Benedict Smith. |
| Abstract | Wittgenstein criticized prevailing attitudes toward the sciences. The target of his criticisms was 'scientism': what he described as 'the overestimation of science'. This volume is the first study of Wittgenstein's anti-scientism--a theme in his work that is both clearly central to his thought yet strikingly neglected by the existing literature. This volume explores the philosophical basis of Wittgenstein's anti-scientism; how this anti-scientism helps us understand Wittgenstein's philosophical aims; and how this underlies his later conception of philosophy and the kind of philosophy he attacked. An international team of contributors explore and articulate Wittgenstein's views on scientism and anti-scientism, critically assess them and consider how they apply to topics such as the philosophy of mind and psychology, philosophical practice, the nature of religious belief and the place of science in modern culture. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Source of description | Print version record. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Wittgenstein and scientism. 1 [edition]. New York : Routledge, 2017 9781138829398 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9781351995627 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 1351995626 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 9781315276199 (e-book) |
| ISBN | 1315276194 (e-book) |
| ISBN | (hardcover ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | (hardcover ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781351995634 (PDF ebook) |
| ISBN | 1351995634 |
| ISBN | 9781351995610 (Mobipocket ebook) |
| ISBN | 1351995618 |
| Stock number | 9781351995627 Ingram Content Group |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |