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Encouraging Openness

Essays for Joseph Agassi on the Occasion of His 90th Birthday. Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science 325

Format: Hardback
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG, Cham, Switzerland
Published: 7th Jul 2017
Dimensions: w 156mm h 234mm d 33mm
Weight: 1012g
ISBN-10: 3319576682
ISBN-13: 9783319576688
Barcode No: 9783319576688
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This volume features forty-two essays written in honor of Joseph Agassi. It explores the work and legacy of this influential philosopher, an exciting and challenging advocate of critical rationalism. Throughout six decades of stupendous intellectual activity, Agassi called attention to rationality as the very starting point of every notable philosophical way of life. The essays present Agassi's own views on critical rationalism. They also develop and expand upon his work in new and provocative ways. The authors include Agassi's most notable pupils, friends, and colleagues. Overall, their contributions challenge the received view on a variety of issues concerning science, religion, and education. Readers will find well-reasoned arguments on such topics as the secular problem of evil, religion and critical thinking, liberal democratic educational communities, democracy and constitutionalism, and capitalism at a crossroad.

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"I fully recommend this book to those interested in Agassi's philosophy, in twentieth- century philosophy of science, or in historical, sociological, and political approaches to science studies. ... I can confirm that the book nicely illustrates Agassi's optimistic stance on philosophical reflection on the sciences, along with the tolerance and impartiality that characterizes Agassi's academic writings and life." (Cristian Soto, Metascience, Vol. 28 (3), November, 2019)