What is the future of science and technology? Will academic research become a commodity like so much else? Will technology and science become ever more intertwined? Such questions concern anyone to whom science and technology matter. A philosophical approach can shed light on them, as Hans Radder has amply shown. This volume contains essays by colleagues and friends that highlight the wide variety of topics he has addressed in his work. Whether it is the interaction between science, technolog...

Wat is waarheid? biedt een heldere inleiding in de wetenschapsfilosofie voor de geesteswetenschappen en voor bèta- en gammaopleidingen.

Speciale aandacht gaat uit naar recente ontwikkelingen in de wetenschapsfilosofie. Volgens Chunglin Kwa is er niet één manier om wetenschap te beoefenen, maar zijn er meerdere rationaliteiten, die alle een eigen logica volgen en legitieme aanspraken maken op geldigheid. Hij maakt onderscheid tussen zes verschillende stijlen van wetenschapsbeoefening, die ni...

What is truth? is a clear and comprehensive introduction to the Philosophy of Science, that will equally appeal to students of the Humanities, the Social Sciences and the Natural Sciences. With a solid footing in the history of classical philosophy, the book offers an in-depth discussion of Karl Popper, Thomas Kuhn, Hans-Georg Gadamer, Jacques Derrida and Bruno Latour, among others. The book discusses recent developments in the Philosophy of Science, such as post-Kuhnian philosophy and the cu...