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Discusses the common ground between the physical sciences and philosophy

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This book is clear, but that does not mean it is not complex. Nevertheless, the struggle is rewarding; I highly recommend it.

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Table of Contents

Preface: Postmodern Philosophy
Acknowledgements
1. Nature Calls: Scientific Worldviews and the Sokal Hoax
2. The Natural Contract and the Archimedean World View
3. Semi-Free: Thermodynamics, Probability and the New Worldview
4. Burning Man: The Influence of Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics and the Science of Flow
5. Philosophy's Extra-scientific Messages
6. Love's Ontology: Ethics Beyond the Limits of Classical Science
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Postmodern Philosophy and the Scientific Turn

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      Publisher: Indiana University Press
      Publication Date: 23/04/2012
      ISBN13: 9780253001191, 978-0253001191
      ISBN10: 0253001196
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Discusses the common ground between the physical sciences and philosophy

      Trade Review

      This book is clear, but that does not mean it is not complex. Nevertheless, the struggle is rewarding; I highly recommend it.

      * Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews *

      Table of Contents

      Preface: Postmodern Philosophy
      Acknowledgements
      1. Nature Calls: Scientific Worldviews and the Sokal Hoax
      2. The Natural Contract and the Archimedean World View
      3. Semi-Free: Thermodynamics, Probability and the New Worldview
      4. Burning Man: The Influence of Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics and the Science of Flow
      5. Philosophy's Extra-scientific Messages
      6. Love's Ontology: Ethics Beyond the Limits of Classical Science
      Notes
      Bibliography
      Index

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