Philosophy, Science, and Sense Perception

Maurice Mandelbaum

ISBN 10: 1421431696 / ISBN 13: 9781421431697

Published by Johns Hopkins University Press, US, 2020

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Originally published in 1964. In four essays, Professor Mandelbaum challenges some of the most common assumptions of contemporary epistemology. Through historical analyses and critical argument, he attempts to show that one cannot successfully sever the connections between philosophic and scientific accounts of sense perception. While each essay is independent of the others, and the argument of each must therefore be judged on its own merits, one theme is common to all: that critical realism, as Mandelbaum calls it, is a viable epistemological position, even though some schools of thought hold it in low esteem.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Philosophy, Science, and Sense Perception
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press, US
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1421431696
• ISBN 13: 9781421431697
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 386 grams

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Synopsis

Originally published in 1964. In four essays, Professor Mandelbaum challenges some of the most common assumptions of contemporary epistemology. Through historical analyses and critical argument, he attempts to show that one cannot successfully sever the connections between philosophic and scientific accounts of sense perception. While each essay is independent of the others, and the argument of each must therefore be judged on its own merits, one theme is common to all: that critical realism, as Mandelbaum calls it, is a viable epistemological position, even though some schools of thought hold it in low esteem.

About the Author

Maurice Mandelbaum was a professor of philosophy at Johns Hopkins University and Dartmouth College. His work focused on phenomenology, epistemology, and intellectual history.