The Social World, Reexamined A Conversation with Brian Epstein

This book is based on an in-depth conversation with Brian Epstein, Associate Professor of Philosophy at Tufts University. Brian Epstein's career as a management consultant piqued his interest and his later research into the reasons why our current models of economics, politics and other areas o...

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1. Verfasser: Burton, Howard (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Toronto Open Agenda Publishing 2020
Ausgabe:1st ed
Schriftenreihe:Ideas Roadshow Conversations Ser
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Inhaltsangabe:
  • Intro
  • A Note on the Text
  • Introduction
  • The Conversation
  • I. Wondering About the World
  • II. Empirical Influences
  • III. Unquestioned Assumptions
  • IV. Beyond Emergence
  • V. Ontological Examinations
  • VI. Better Models
  • VII. Modelling Concerns
  • VIII. Getting Specific
  • IX. No, We Can't
  • X. Responses and Reactions
  • XI. The Value of Breadth
  • XII. Learning Our Lessons?
  • XIII. Applied Philosophy
  • Continuing the Conversation