Evaluating Philosophies [e-book] /
Bunge, Mario.author.
Philosophies, whether genuine or spurious, are not usually adopted because of their conceptual, empirical, or moral merits, but because of tradition, political interests, or even temperament–none of which is a good reason. The present book argues for a precise criterion: A philosophy is worth what it helps learn, act, conserve our common heritage, and get along with fellow humans.
Includes index.
Preface -- Introduction.-   A. How to Nuture of Hinder Research -- 1 Philosophies and phobosophies -- 2 The philosophical matrix of scientific progress -- 3 Systemics and materalism --   B. Philosophy in Action -- 4 Technoscience? -- 5 Climate and logic -- 6 Information Science: one or many? -- 7 Wealth and wellbeing -- 8 Can standard economic theory explain crises? -- 9 Marxism: Promise and reality -- 10 Rules of law: Just and unjust --   C Philosophical Gaps.-  11 Are subjective probabilities admissible?  -- 12 Can induction deliver high-level hypotheses?  .-   13 Bridging theory to data -- 14 Energy: physics or metaphysics?   -- 15 Does quantum physics refute realism?  -- 16 Parallel universes? ¿Digital physics?   -- 17 Can functionalist psychology explain? -- 18 Knowledge pyramids and rosettes -- 19 Existence: one or two? -- 20 Conclusion: Evaluation Criterion --   21 Glossary.  .
Philosophies, whether genuine or spurious, are not usually adopted because of their conceptual, empirical, or moral merits, but because of tradition, political interests, or even temperament–none of which is a good reason. The present book argues for a precise criterion: A philosophy is worth what it helps learn, act, conserve our common heritage, and get along with fellow humans.
Philosophy and science.
Boston studies in the philosophy of science