description: Ernest Nagel, one of the world's leading philosophers of science, is an unreconstructed empirical rationalist who continues to believe that the logical methods of the modern natural sciences are the most successful instruments men have devised to acquire reliable knowledge. This book presents "Teleology Revisited"­the John Dewey lectures delivered at Columbia University­ and eleven of Nagel's articles on the philosophy of science.
language: English
title: Teleology Revisited and Other Essays in the Philosophy and History of Science
titlecomplete: Teleology Revisited and Other Essays in the Philosophy and History of Science
genres: Philosophy
ratings_count: 6
publisher: Columbia Univ Pr