Dialectical Materialism and Modern Science

Dialectical Materialism and Modern Science
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Publisher : New York : International Publishers
Total Pages : 245
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ISBN-10 : 0717807088
ISBN-13 : 9780717807086
Rating : 4/5 (88 Downloads)

Synopsis Dialectical Materialism and Modern Science by : Kenneth Neill Cameron

An insightful and extensive presentation on Marxist philosophy and science; body and mind; evolution and the search for life's purpose (1995).

Reason in Revolt

Reason in Revolt
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Publisher : Wellred Books
Total Pages : 557
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ISBN-10 : 9781900007566
ISBN-13 : 1900007568
Rating : 4/5 (66 Downloads)

Synopsis Reason in Revolt by : Alan Woods

The achievements of science and technology during the past century are unparalleled in history. They provide the potential for the solution to all the problems faced by the planet, and equally for its total destruction. Allegedly scientific theories are being used to "prove" that criminality is caused, not by social conditions, but by a "criminal gene". Black people are alleged to be disadvantaged, not because of discrimination, but because of their genetic make-up. Of course, such "science" is highly convenient to right-wing politicians intent on ruthlessly cutting welfare. In the field of theoretical physics and cosmology there is a growing tendency towards mysticism. The "Big Bang" theory of the origin of the universe is being used to justify the existence of a Creator, as in the book of Genesis . For the first time in centuries, science appears to lend credence to religious obscurantism. Yet this is only one side of the story.

Dialectical Materialism

Dialectical Materialism
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Total Pages : 174
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015039465763
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Rating : 4/5 (63 Downloads)

Synopsis Dialectical Materialism by : Viktor Grigorʹevich Afanasʹev

An introduction to the basic ideas of philosophy as a science, materialism, the categories and laws of motion of nature, society and human thought, dialectics, the theory of knowledge.

Scientific Materialism in Nineteenth Century Germany

Scientific Materialism in Nineteenth Century Germany
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 402
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ISBN-10 : 9789401011730
ISBN-13 : 9401011737
Rating : 4/5 (30 Downloads)

Synopsis Scientific Materialism in Nineteenth Century Germany by : F. Gregory

A comprehensive study of German materialism in the second half of the nineteenth century is long overdue. Among contemporary historians the mere passing references to Karl Vogt, Jacob Moleschott, and Ludwig Buchner as materialists and popularizers of science are hardly sufficient, for few individuals influenced public opinion in nineteenth-century Germany more than these men. Buchner, for example, revealed his awareness of the historical significance of his Kraft und Stoff in comments made in 1872, just seventeen years after its original appearance. A philosophical book which has undergone twelve big German editions in the short span of seventeen years, which further has been issued in non-German countries and languages about fifteen to sixteen times in the same period, and whose appearance (although its author was entirely unknown up to then) has called forth an almost unprecedented storm in the press, . . . such a book can be nothing ordinary; the world-calling it enjoys at present must be justified through its wholly special characteristics or by the merits of its form and content. ' Vogt, Moleschott and Buchner explicitly held that their materialism was founded on natural science. But other materialists of the nineteenth century also laid claim to the scientific character of their own thought. It is likely that Marx and Engels would have permitted their brand of materialism to have been called scientific, provided, of course, that 'scientific' was understood in their dialectical meaning of the term. Socialism, Engels maintained, had become a science with Marx.

Marxism and the Philosophy of Science

Marxism and the Philosophy of Science
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Publisher : Verso Books
Total Pages : 465
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ISBN-10 : 9781786634269
ISBN-13 : 1786634260
Rating : 4/5 (69 Downloads)

Synopsis Marxism and the Philosophy of Science by : Helena Sheehan

A masterful survey of the history of Marxist philosophy of science Sheehan retraces the development of a Marxist philosophy of science through detailed and highly readable accounts of the debates that shaped it. Skilfully deploying a large cast of characters, Sheehan shows how Marx and Engel’s ideas on the development and structure of natural science had a crucial impact on the work of early twentieth-century natural philosophers, historians of science, and natural scientists. With a new afterword by the author.

Continental Philosophy of Technoscience

Continental Philosophy of Technoscience
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Publisher : Springer Nature
Total Pages : 247
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ISBN-10 : 9783030845704
ISBN-13 : 3030845702
Rating : 4/5 (04 Downloads)

Synopsis Continental Philosophy of Technoscience by : Hub Zwart

The key objective of this volume is to allow philosophy students and early-stage researchers to become practicing philosophers in technoscientific settings. Zwart focuses on the methodological issue of how to practice continental philosophy of technoscience today. This text draws upon continental authors such as Hegel, Engels, Heidegger, Bachelard and Lacan (and their fields of dialectics, phenomenology and psychoanalysis) in developing a coherent message around the technicity of science or rather, “technoscience”. Within technoscience, the focus will be on recent developments in life sciences research, such as genomics, post-genomics, synthetic biology and global ecology. This book uniquely presents continental perspectives that tend to be underrepresented in mainstream philosophy of science, yet entail crucial insights for coming to terms with technoscience as it is evolving on a global scale today. This is an open access book.

On Marx

On Marx
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Publisher : Wadsworth Publishing Company
Total Pages : 116
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015054278067
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Rating : 4/5 (67 Downloads)

Synopsis On Marx by : Wendy Lynne Lee

This brief text assists students in understanding Marx's philosophy and thinking so that they can more fully engage in useful, intelligent class dialogue and improve their understanding of course content. Part of the "Wadsworth Philosophers Series," (which will eventually consist of approximately 100 titles, each focusing on a single "thinker" from ancient times to the present), ON MARX is written by a philosopher deeply versed in the philosophy of this key thinker. Like other books in the series, this concise book offers sufficient insight into the thinking of a notable philosopher better enabling students to engage in the reading and to discuss the material in class and on paper.

Less Than Nothing

Less Than Nothing
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Publisher : Verso Books
Total Pages : 1049
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ISBN-10 : 9781844678976
ISBN-13 : 1844678970
Rating : 4/5 (76 Downloads)

Synopsis Less Than Nothing by : Slavoj Zizek

A thousand-page resurrection of Hegel, from the bestselling philosopher and critic who has been hailed as “one of the world’s best-known public intellectuals” (New York Review of Books) For the last two centuries, Western philosophy has developed in the shadow of Hegel, an influence each new thinker struggles to escape. As a consequence, Hegel’s absolute idealism has become the bogeyman of philosophy, obscuring the fact that he is the defining philosopher of the historical transition to modernity, a period with which our own times share startling similarities. Today, as global capitalism comes apart at the seams, we are entering a new period of transition. In Less Than Nothing—the product of a career-long focus on the part of its author—Slavoj Žižek argues it is imperative we not simply return to Hegel but that we repeat and exceed his triumphs, overcoming his limitations by being even more Hegelian than the master himself. Such an approach not only enables Žižek to diagnose our present condition, but also to engage in a critical dialogue with key strands of contemporary thought—Heidegger, Badiou, speculative realism, quantum physics, and cognitive sciences. Modernity will begin and end with Hegel.

Marxism

Marxism
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 238
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ISBN-10 : 9781000370393
ISBN-13 : 1000370399
Rating : 4/5 (93 Downloads)

Synopsis Marxism by : Max Eastman

First published in 1941, Marxism: Is it Science? was written to present the author’s criticisms of Marxism and, in doing so, to further exemplify his ‘Method of Instruction’ first proposed in an earlier work. The book is divided into six parts to provide six complete presentations of Marxism and why the author considers it unscientific. The six different approaches, varying in focus and complexity, work together to give the reader a detailed overview of Marxism and the authors critique of it.

The Dialectical Biologist

The Dialectical Biologist
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 322
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ISBN-10 : 9780674255319
ISBN-13 : 0674255313
Rating : 4/5 (19 Downloads)

Synopsis The Dialectical Biologist by : Richard Levins

Scientists act within a social context and from a philosophical perspective that is inherently political. Whether they realize it or not, scientists always choose sides. The Dialectical Biologist explores this political nature of scientific inquiry, advancing its argument within the framework of Marxist dialectic. These essays stress the concepts of continual change and codetermination between organism and environment, part and whole, structure and process, science and politics. Throughout, this book questions our accepted definitions and biases, showing the self-reflective nature of scientific activity within society.