Santayana's Anti-Empiricism and its Contemporary Relevance.
Examines the contemporary relevance of the anti-empiricism philosophy of George Santayana. Pessimistic thoughts about progress an objectivity in science; Rejection of an account of science in terms of laws and theories; Ways of dealing with philosophical issues and ways directly traceable to empiri...
| Publicado en: | Transactions of the Charles S. Peirce Society Vol. 19; no. 4; pp. 361 - 380 |
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Indiana University Press
Fall1983
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| Sumario: | Examines the contemporary relevance of the anti-empiricism philosophy of George Santayana. Pessimistic thoughts about progress an objectivity in science; Rejection of an account of science in terms of laws and theories; Ways of dealing with philosophical issues and ways directly traceable to empiricism, make it difficult for the contemporary philosopher to do justice to this account of progress. |
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