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9780761829034

Natural Law, Science, And The Social Construction Of Reality

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  • ISBN13:

    9780761829034

  • ISBN10:

    0761829032

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2004-07-31
  • Publisher: Univ Pr of Amer
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Summary

Natural Law, Science, and the Social Construction of Reality looks at changes in knowledge and the relationship to values from the modern era to today. Author Bernie Koenig examines Newton's influence on Locke and Kant, how Kant influenced Darwin and Freud, and the implications of their work for both anthropology and moral theory.

Author Biography

Bernie Koenig is Professor of Philosophy and Music at Fanshawe College in London, Ontario, Canada, where he has taught since 1973. Originally from New York City, Koenig attended Manhattan School of Music, Long Island University, and the City University of New York, before moving to London and continuing his postgraduate studies at the University of Western Ontario.

Table of Contents

Preface v
Acknowledgments ix
Natural Law and the Scientific Revolution
1(20)
Conceptual Revolutions
21(30)
John Locke, Natural Law and the Empiricist Tradition
51(60)
The Kantian Response
111(76)
The Postmodern Response
187(72)
Postmodern Science as Social Construct
259(40)
Conclusions
299(14)
Appendix 313(12)
Notes 325(8)
Bibliography 333(6)
Index 339

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