Title:
The geography of insight : the sciences, the humanities, how they differ, why they matter / Richard Foley.
Author:
Foley, Richard, 1947- author.
Publication Information:
New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, [2018]
Call Number:
BF449.5 .F65 2018
Abstract:
The Geography of Insight argues that the issues of the humanities and sciences are different in kind and that inquiries into these issues also have different characteristics as do the resulting insights. These differences constitute an intellectual geography of the humanities and sciences: a mapping of key features of the two domains.
ISBN:
9780190865122
Physical Description:
xv, 126 pages ; 22 cm
Contents:
The humanities and sciences are different -- The distinctions -- Indexical vs. non-indexical -- Perspectival vs. non-perspectival -- Prescriptive vs. descriptive -- Individual vs. collective -- Secondary differences -- An endpoint to inquiry -- Intellectual progress -- Intellectual authority -- Simplicity and complexity -- Involvement with mentality -- Related topics -- Philosophy, the humanities, the sciences -- Stories as sources of insight -- A quick look at the social sciences -- A plea for intellectual humility.
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