the sciences, the humanities, how they differ, why they matter /
First Statement of Responsibility
Richard Foley.
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New York, NY, United States of America :
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Oxford University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
[2018]
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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xv, 126 pages ;
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22 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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The humanities and sciences are different -- The distinctions -- Indexical vs. non-indexical -- Perspectival vs. non-perspectival -- Prescriptive vs. descriptive -- Individual vs. collective -- Secondary differences -- An endpoint to inquiry -- Intellectual progress -- Intellectual authority -- Simplicity and complexity -- Involvement with mentality -- Related topics -- Philosophy, the humanities, the sciences -- Stories as sources of insight -- A quick look at the social sciences -- A plea for intellectual humility.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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The Geography of Insight argues that the issues of the humanities and sciences are different in kind and that inquiries into these issues also have different characteristics as do the resulting insights. These differences constitute an intellectual geography of the humanities and sciences: a mapping of key features of the two domains.