Mary B. Hesse
Autore di Forces and Fields: The Concept of Action at a Distance in the History of Physics
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As a philosopher of science, Mary B. Hesse defends scientific methods and objectivity against their recent critics. Her work is particularly informed by the historical and social dimensions of science and by its differences from ideology. Educated in London, Hesse taught mathematics at Leeds mostra altro University and taught history and philosophy of science in London before receiving a faculty appointment at Cambridge University in 1960. A fellow of the British Academy, she has been president of the Philosophy of Science Association and a Gifford lecturer. Concerned with the differences between science and other forms of thought, Hesse argues that science, at least in its limited and practical contexts, approximates truth. According to this view, the natural sciences produce convergent, if provisional, descriptions of nature. Thus, they stand in contrast to social sciences, which tend to incorporate moral assumptions in their methodology. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
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- Nome legale
- Hesse, Mary Brenda
- Data di nascita
- 1924-10-15
- Sesso
- female
- Istruzione
- Imperial College of Science and Technology, University of London (Bsc mathematics)
Imperial College of Science and Technology, University of London (MS ∙ )
University College London (PhD ∙ ) - Attività lavorative
- professor emerita of the philosophy of science at Cambridge University.
lecturer in history and philosophy of science (University of London)
lecturer in mathematics (University of Leeds)
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- Opere
- 8
- Opere correlate
- 2
- Utenti
- 147
- Popolarità
- #140,982
- Voto
- 4.1
- ISBN
- 14