Grasping reality : an interpretation-realistic epistemology / Hans Lenk.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lenk, Hans.

Series:

Series on the foundations of natural science and technology ; 5.

Series on the foundations of natural science and technology ; 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Knowledge, Theory of.

Realism.

Science--Philosophy.

Science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (282 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

River Edge, N.J. : World Scientific, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<i>Grasping Reality</i> addresses the methodology of a sophisticated realistic approach to scientific as well as everyday recognition by using schemes and interpretative constructs to analyze theories and the practice of recognition from a hypothesis-realistic vantage point. The three main theses are: (1) Any "grasping" of real objects, processes, entities etc. is deeply dependent on scheme interpretations and interpretative constructs - in short, on using schemes and constructs; the same applies to any sophisticated actions encroaching on reality; (2) a sophisticated interpretation-dependen

Contents:

Contents ; Preface ; 1. ""Grasping"" as Interpretation and Impregnation ; 2. Methodological Outline of the Systematic Scheme-Interpretationism ; 3. Short Note about ""Grasping"" in Traditional Philosophy ; 4. ""Truth"" as a Metatheoretic Interpretative Construct

5. A Reappraisal Regarding ""Theories"" and ""Theoretical Concepts"": Towards an Action-Theoretical and Technology-Oriented Philosophy of Science and Epistemology Substantive vs. Operative Theories ; Truth or Fitting/Feasibility? ; Understanding ""Theories"" in Science ; Experiments, Actions and Knowledge

An Interpretationist and Schematheoretic Approach 6. Reality Constructs and Different ""Realisms"" ; 7. From a Kantian Towards a Problematistic- Interpretationist Approach ; 8. Referential Realism as an Interactionist Interpretationism ; 9. Interpretation of Reality and Quantum Theory

10. Resume: ""Grasping"" as Acting in (Re)cognizing Appendix - Progress and Characteristics of Traditional and New Technologies: Regarding a Realistic and Pragmatic Philosophy of Technology ; Literature + References ; Name Index ; Subject Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-254) and indexes.

ISBN:

9786611935924

9781281935922

1281935921

9789812795571

981279557X

OCLC:

879023837