197169

Springer, Dordrecht

2017

584 Pages

ISBN 978-3-319-57668-8

Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science
vol. 325

Encouraging openness

essays for Joseph Agassi on the occasion of his 90th birthday

Edited by

Nimrod Bar Am, Stefano Gattei

This volume features forty-two essays written in honor of Joseph Agassi. It explores the work and legacy of this influential philosopher, an exciting and challenging advocate of critical rationalism. Throughout six decades of stupendous intellectual activity, Agassi called attention to rationality as the very starting point of every notable philosophical way of life.The essays present Agassi’s own views on critical rationalism. They also develop and expand upon his work in new and provocative ways. The authors include Agassi's most notablepupils, friends, and colleagues. Overall, their contributions challenge the received view on a variety of issues concerning science, religion, and education.Readers will find well-reasoned arguments on such topics as the secular problem of evil, religion and critical thinking, liberal democratic educational communities, democracy and constitutionalism, and capitalism at a crossroad.

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Bar Am, N. , Gattei, S. (eds) (2017). Encouraging openness: essays for Joseph Agassi on the occasion of his 90th birthday, Springer, Dordrecht.

Table of Contents

Joseph Agassi from metaphysics to politics

Donohue Christopher R.

19-26

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Horror dogmatis

Parusniková Zuzana

27-39

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Comprehensively critical metapolitics

Chiariello Michael

41-52

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Feng shui

Matthews Michael R.

53-67

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Verisimilitude

Niiniluoto Ilkka

71-79

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Ebola in West Africa

Cohen Daniel

143-164

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Jacob & Esau today

Hacohen Malachi

167-190

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Charity, logic, and para-clericalism

Finocchiaro Maurice A.

191-206

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What is the problem?

Berkson William

207-214

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Beyond wavefunctions

Aharonov Yakir; Cohen Eliahu; Elitzur Avshalom C.

235-239

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Critical rationalism applied

Ng Margaret

243-249

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En route to the siblinghood of humanity?

Farhi Rodrig Miriam

251-262

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Education for democracy

Swartz Ronald

301-304

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Civil nationalism

Yehezkely Chen

319-332

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The secular problem of evil

Kekes John

349-363

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Critical rationalism in sociology

Banton Michael

389-398

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Worker bees and slave labor

Hein Hilde

399-416

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On being a Popperian economist

Boland Lawrence A.

429-437

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Capitalism at a crossroad

Sassower Raphael

439-453

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Joe Agassi, intellectual irritant

Champion Rafe

511-528

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Critical rationalism as therapy

Segre Michael

529-541

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Dungeons and dragons

Bailey Joan

543-545

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Drive around the block

Sawyer Charles

547-561

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