{"product_id":"instrumental-realism-the-interface-between-philosophy-of-science-and-philosophy-of-technology-paperback-softback-9780253206268","title":"Instrumental Realism; The Interface Between Philosophy of Science and Philosophy of Technology (Paperback \/ softback) 9780253206268","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eInstrumental Realism\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Interface Between Philosophy of Science and Philosophy of Technology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDon Ihde (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780253206268\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 22 May 1991\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e176 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.3 x 17.9 x 1 cm, 0.308 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Ihde is perhaps uniquely situated to provide authoritative accounts of such diverse philosophical traditions as those involved in current explorations of the technology of scientific instruments. . . . Ihde's book breaks new ground and . . . makes an important debate accessible.\" —Robert Ackermann\u003cbr\u003e Instrumental Realism has three principal aims: to advocate a \"praxis-perception\" approach to the philosophy of science; to explore ways in which such an approach offers a mutually illuminating overlap with a philosophy of technology; and to examine comparatively and critically the work of some who advocate an \"instrumental realist\" approach to the philosophy of science.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Part One: Philosophy of Science Read through Philosophy of Technology\u003cbr\u003e I. Introduction: Philosophers and Technology\u003cbr\u003e II. The New Philosophy of Science\u003cbr\u003e III. Philosophy of Technology\u003cbr\u003e Part Two: The Instrument as Interface\u003cbr\u003e IV. The Embodiment of Science in Technology\u003cbr\u003e A. The \"Body-Philosophers\"\u003cbr\u003e B. The \"Mind-Philosopher\" Tradition\u003cbr\u003e C. Instruments as Interface\u003cbr\u003e V. Instrumental Realism\u003cbr\u003e VI. The Experiment\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue: Philosophy of Technology beyond Philosophy of Science\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52734460789016,"sku":"9780253206268","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/instrumental-realism-the-interface-between-philosophy-of-science-and-philosophy-of-technology-paperback-softback-9780253206268","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}