{"product_id":"for-and-against-scientism-science-methodology-and-the-future-of-philosophy-paperback","title":"For and Against Scientism: Science, Methodology, and the Future of Philosophy - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMoti Mizrahi\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe term \"scientism\" is used in several ways. It is used to denote an epistemological thesis according to which science is the source of our knowledge about the world and ourselves. Relatedly, it is used to denote a methodological thesis according to which the methods of science are superior to the methods of non-scientific fields or areas of inquiry. It is also used to put forward a metaphysical thesis that what exists is what science says exists. In recent decades, the term \"scientism\" has acquired a derogatory meaning when it is used in defense of non-scientific ways of knowing. In particular, some philosophers level the charge of \"scientism\" against those (mostly scientists) who are dismissive of philosophy. Other philosophers, however, embrace scientism, or some variant thereof, and object to the pejorative use of the term. This book critically examines arguments for and against different varieties of scientism in order to answer the central question: Does scientism pose an existential threat to academic philosophy? Or should philosophy become more scientific?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMoti Mizrahi\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of philosophy at the Florida Institute of Technology. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Relativity of Theory: Key Positions and Arguments in the Contemporary Scientific Realism\/Antirealism Debate\u003c\/i\u003e (2020) and the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Kuhnian Image of Science: Time for a Decisive Transformation?\u003c\/i\u003e (2018).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 206\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 26, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44843005804627,"sku":"9781538163351","price":73.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/9731\/2595\/files\/NcMM-loYvw9781538163351.webp?v=1781798930","url":"https:\/\/the-stone-owl-bookstore.myshopify.com\/products\/for-and-against-scientism-science-methodology-and-the-future-of-philosophy-paperback","provider":"The Stone Owl Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}