Forms of Representation (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781871516340)

This text looks at the influence on understanding, insight, expertise and the advance of knowledge of the forms of representation we use. It addresses questions such as: is there any such thing as (FOR-free) data?; can FORs be complete or are they always limited?; if they are limited, do we then have pluralism, ie the whole truth needs more than one FOR?; if we have pluralism, do we have relativism?; if we are not relativists, ie we think one FOR is not as good as another, by what criteria do we evaluate a FOR?

Author: Donald Peterson
ISBN-10: 187151634X
ISBN-13: 9781871516340
Publisher: Intellect (UK)
Language: English
Published: 05/01/1996
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback
Size: 9.06h x 6.85w x 0.50d