{"product_id":"the-unraveling-of-scientism-joseph-margolis-9780801441523","title":"The Unraveling of Scientism: American Philosophy at the End of the Twentieth Century","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Unraveling of Scientism\u003c\/i\u003e, a companion to Joseph Margolis's\u003ci\u003e Reinventing Pragmatism\u003c\/i\u003e, follows the thread of American analytic philosophy through the second half of the twentieth century, the period of its greatest influence and activity. Margolis finds that the distinctive features of analytic philosophy were effectively altered, at about mid-century, most pointedly by W. V. Quine. Surprisingly, this was a time of declining conceptual invention and originality among the leading strands of philosophy--pragmatism, logical positivism and the unity of science program, and the principal continental European movements.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Unraveling of Scientism\u003c\/i\u003e centers on the primary commitment of analytic philosophy through the twentieth century to what Margolis calls \"scientism\"--the conviction that an unyielding reductionism, applied universally but in an exemplary way in the sciences, can provide a convincing account of the most important philosophical puzzles of the human world, those centered on the nature of the objective world, our knowledge of reality, language, and human existence. Margolis examines the principal puzzles that the analytic movement has addressed and argues that in recent years its claims have been effectively stalemated, perhaps even defeated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joseph Margolis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0801441528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801441523\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cornell University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/19\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 178\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.32h x 6.20w x 0.76d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2004 pg. 1677","brand":"Joseph Margolis","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47425064599807,"sku":"9780801441523","price":69.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ecf0340c-fdf0-4bc6-ae5b-81f98092edc6.jpg?v=1761536763","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-unraveling-of-scientism-joseph-margolis-9780801441523","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}