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The first collection of essays devoted to Heidegger's contribution to understanding modern science.

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Author:   Trish Glazebrook
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
Imprint:   State University of New York Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.463kg
ISBN:  

9781438442686

ISBN 10:   1438442688
Pages:   327
Publication Date:   02 January 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Abbreviations and Translations Introduction Part I. Reading Heidegger on Science 1. Why Read Heidegger on Science? Trish Glazebrook 2. Heidegger's Critique of Science William J. Richardson, S. J. Part II. Quantum Theory 3. Beyond Ontic-Ontological Relations: Gelassenheit, Regnet, and Niels Bohr's Program of Experimental Quantum Mechanics Jim Watson 4. Heidegger's Theses Concerning the Question of the Foundations of the Sciences Ewald Richter Translated by Trish Glazebrook and Christine Behme Part III. Science and the Human Experience 5. From Animal to Dasein: Heidegger and Evolutionary Biology Lawrence J. Hatab 6. Carnap and Heidegger: Parting Ways in the Philosophy of Science Patrick A. Heelan 7. Lost Belongings: Heidegger, Naturalism, and Natural Science David R. Cerbone Part IV. Technoscience 8. Heidegger's Philosophy of Science and the Critique of Calculation: Reflective Questioning, Gelassenheit, and Life Babette E. Babich 9. Gelassenheit: Beyond Techno-Scientific Thinking Ute Guzzoni 10. Opening Ways of Transformation Gail Stenstad Part V. Revisting Being and Time 11. Heidegger and the Empirical Turn in Continental Philosophy of Science Robert Crease 12. A Supratheoretical PreScientific Hermeneutics of Scientific Discovery Theodore Kisiel 13. Heidegger's Philosophy of Science: The Two Essences of Science John D. Caputo 14. Developments and Implications Trish Glazebrook List of Contributors Index

Reviews

These essays by leading scholars in the field of Heidegger studies are well written, persuasively argued, original, and provide many new insights. Heidegger scholars and scholars in other fields will greatly benefit from this book. - Holger Zaborowski, Catholic University of America This book reveals the particular richness of Heidegger's thought on science, making an important contribution to both the study of Heidegger's philosophy and the critical analysis of modern science. Cutting edge, it's at the forefront of philosophical thinking. - Christian Becker, Pennsylvania State University

These essays by leading scholars in the field of Heidegger studies are well written, persuasively argued, original, and provide many new insights. Heidegger scholars and scholars in other fields will greatly benefit from this book. Holger Zaborowski, Catholic University of America<br><br> This book reveals the particular richness of Heidegger s thought on science, making an important contribution to both the study of Heidegger s philosophy and the critical analysis of modern science. Cutting edge, it s at the forefront of philosophical thinking. Christian Becker, Pennsylvania State University

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Trish Glazebrook is Professor of Philosophy and Religion Studies at the University of North Texas and the author of Heidegger's Philosophy of Science.

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