Grasping Reality: An Interpretation-realistic Epistemology

Grasping Reality: An Interpretation-realistic Epistemology
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Publisher : World Scientific
Total Pages : 282
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ISBN-10 : 9789814488402
ISBN-13 : 9814488402
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Download or read book Grasping Reality: An Interpretation-realistic Epistemology written by Hans Lenk and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2003-05-05 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grasping Reality addresses the methodology of a sophisticated realistic approach to scientific as well as everyday recognition by using schemes and interpretative constructs to analyze theories and the practice of recognition from a hypothesis-realistic vantage point.The three main theses are: (1) Any “grasping” of real objects, processes, entities etc. is deeply dependent on scheme interpretations and interpretative constructs — in short, on using schemes and constructs; the same applies to any sophisticated actions encroaching on reality; (2) a sophisticated interpretation-dependent realism is sketched out and defended from a methodological, non-foundational, epistemological point of view called pragmatic realism; (3) the most provocative thesis is generalized from the role of the well-known preparationist interpretation of quantum theory to everyday knowledge — the interpretative structuring and preparing of the experimental make-up as known in quantum mechanics is not just a special case but the rather general case of gaining any knowledge in science and everyday recognition.An appendix provides an overview regarding a realistic and pragmatic philosophy of technology, including the so-called new information technologies.


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