An introduction to reflective thinking

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Ostali autori: Columbia University. Department of Philosophy (-)
Ostali autori: Buermeyer, Laurence, 1889-1970 (-)
Vrsta građe: Knjiga
Jezik: eng
Impresum: Boston ; New York : Houghton Mifflin Company, [1923]
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Sadržaj:
  • Introduction: What reflective thinking means
  • Diagnosis: Ancient Egypt and th Massachusetts General Hospital- observation;classification;definition
  • The development of hypothesis in astronomy
  • The methods of experimental science: The discovery of casual relations in biology
  • Duductive elaboration and the relation of implication in mathematics
  • The function of explanation in physics
  • Evolution as a principle of explanation
  • How reflective thought deals with the past, as illustrated by the criticism of the Pentateuch
  • Reflective thought in the field of values
  • Measurements for use in social decisions
  • Reflective thinking in law
  • Reflective thought in the realm of ethics
  • Summary.