{"product_id":"9780792366089","title":"The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContributors:\u003c\/strong\u003e Butts, Robert E.; Solomon, Graham\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert E. Butts (1928-1997) was a philosopher and  historian of science whose central concerns were the distinction  between the rational and the irrational. He viewed scientific  rationality as our major defence against the various conditions that  encourage witch hunts and similar outbursts of irrationality, with all  their attendant pain and terror. Butts saw himself as a pragmatic  realist, combining what he took to be the best aspects of logical  empiricism with a historically informed pragmatism, deeply  appreciative of the methods of science, trying to describe a kind of  rationality essential in the struggle to preserve human values. \u003cbr\u003e  This volume gathers previously unpublished essays and lectures with  some previously published, thematically related essays. It includes  essays and lectures on philosophical aspects of the European witch  hunt, on scientific rationality and methodology, and on the  relationships between science and philosophy exhibited in the writings  of such historically significant figures as Leibniz, D'Alembert, Hume,  Kant, Carnap and Kuhn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBook Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Springer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2000-10-31\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780792366089\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 206\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45416880439436,"sku":"9780792366089","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780792366089.jpg?v=1768930179","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780792366089","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}