Common sense and science from Aristotle to Reid / Benjamin W. Redekop.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Redekop, Benjamin W., 1961- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science--Philosophy.

Science.

Common sense--Philosophy.

Common sense.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 220 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

London : Anthem Press, 2020.

Summary:

Common Sense and Science from Aristotle to Reid reveals that thinkers have pondered the nature of common sense and its relationship to science and scientific thinking for a very long time. It demonstrates how a diverse array of neglected early modern thinkers turn out to have been on the right track for understanding how the mind makes sense of the world and how basic features of the human mind and cognition are related to scientific theory and practice. Drawing on a wealth of primary sources and scholarship from the history of ideas, cognitive science, and the history and philosophy of science, this book helps readers understand the fundamental historical and philosophical relationship between common sense and science.

Contents:

Common Sense and Science from Aristotle to Reid

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 12 Nov 2020).

ISBN:

9781785275517

1785275518

9781785275500

178527550X