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OverviewWithin the last ten years, the interest of historians and philosophers of science in the epistemological writings of the Polish medical microbiologist Ludwik Fleck (1896-1961), who had up to then been almost completely unknown, has advanced with great strides. His main writings on epistemological questions were published in the mid-1930's, but they remained almost unnoticed. Today, however, one may rightly call Fleck a 'classical' figure both of episte mology and of the historical sociology of science, one whose works are comparable with Popper's Logic of Scientific Discovery or Merton's pioneer ing study of the relations among economics, Puritanism, and natural science, both also originally published in the mid-1930's. The story of this book of 'materials on Ludwik Fleck' is also the story of the reception of Ludwik Fleck. In this volume, some essential materials which have been produced by that reception have been gathered together. We will sketch both the reception and the materials. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Robert S. Cohen , Thomas SchnellePublisher: Springer Imprint: Springer Edition: Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1986 Volume: 87 Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.765kg ISBN: 9789401085045ISBN 10: 9401085048 Pages: 468 Publication Date: 20 September 2011 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsI..- Microbiology and Philosophy of Science, Lwów and the German Holocaust: Stations of a Life — Ludwik Fleck 1896–1961.- II. Ludwik Fleck’s Papers on the Philosophy of Science.- 2.1. Some Specific Features of the Medical Way of Thinking [1927].- 2.2. On the Crisis of ‘Reality’ [1929].- 2.3. Scientific Observation and Perception in General [1935].- 2.4. The Problem of Epistemology [1936].- 2.5. Problems of the Science of Science [ 1946].- 2.6. To Look, To See, To Know [1947].- 2.7. Crisis in Science [unpublished, 1960].- III. On Ludwik Fleck’s Theory of Knowledge and Science.- 3.1. The Proto-Ideas and Their Aftermath.- 3.2. Polish Philosophy in the Inter-War Period and Ludwik Fleck’s Theory of Thought-Styles and Thought-Collectives.- 3.3. Ludwik Fleck and Polish Philosophy.- 3.4. Lwów as a Cultural and Intellectual Background of the Genesis of Fleck’s Ideas.- 3.5. Ludwik Fleck and the Influence of the Philosophy of Lwów.- 3.6. Ludwik Fleck and the Historical Interpretation of Science.- 3.7. Fleck’s Contribution to Epistemology.- 3.8. Is There a Distinction Between External and Internal Sociology of Science? (Commentary on a Paper of John Ziman).- 3.9. On Ludwik Fleck’s Use of Social Categories in Knowledge.- 3.10. History of Science and Its Sociological Reconstructions.- 3.11. Some Determinants of Cognitive Style in Science.- 3.12. Some Comments on Fleck’s Interpretation of the Bordet-Wassermann Reaction in View of Present Biochemical Knowledge.- 3.13. Fleck’s Style.- 3.14. The Epistemology of the Science of an Epistemologist of the Sciences: Ludwik Fleck’s Professional Outlook and its Relationships to his Philosophical Works.- IV..- Bibliography Of Ludwik Fleck.- Name Index.ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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