Wicked Philosophy - Coyan Tromp

Wicked Philosophy

Philosophy of Science and Vision Development for Complex Problems

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Buch | Softcover
204 Seiten
2018
Amsterdam University Press (Verlag)
978-94-6298-877-4 (ISBN)
31,15 inkl. MwSt
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Wicked Philosophy. Philosophy of Science and Vision Development for Complex Problems provides an overview of the philosophy of the natural sciences, the social sciences and the humanities, and explores how insights from these three domains can be integrated to help find solutions for the complex, ‘wicked’ problems we are currently facing.

The core of a new science-based vision is complexity thinking, offering a meta-position for navigating alternative paradigms and making informed choices of resources for projects involving complex problems. The book also brings design thinking into problem-solving and teaching, fostering construction of an integrative approach that bridges structure and action amplified by transdisciplinary engagement of stakeholders in society.

It is not always easy to set up a succesfull philosophy course for students in other programs. The author of Wicked Philosophy, Coyan Tromp, has experience in designing courses on philosophy of science for various Bachelor programs. You can find two examples here.

The first example is for an introductory course to an Interdisciplinary Philosophy of Science, which is specifically suited for programs focusing at complex problems such as sustainability or health issues.
The second example is a program for a course on (Philosophy of) Science in a Post-Truth Society.
More examples are also available (e.g. a program in which Philosophy of Science is combined with Vision Development and Future Scenarios).

In addition to the program, the author can also provide a workbook with lesson plans, both for online and on campus settings as well as additional literature suggestions for Dutch and French programmes.

Please contact us at marketing@aup.nl for questions or extra material.

Coyan Tromp teaches Philosophy of Science, Futures Thinking, Interdisciplinary Methodology and 21st Century Skills at the Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies of the University of Amsterdam. She is also curriculum developer, and co-designer of the Interdisciplinary Bachelor’s Programme Future Planet Studies and the Minor Science for Sustainability.

Preface

1. Twenty-First-Century Science
1.1 ‘Wicked’ Problems: The Great Challenges of Our Times
1.2 The State of Modern Science
1.3 The Inevitability of Philosophy
1.4 Future Avenues

2 Contemporary Approaches
2.1 The Traditional Standard Research Model
2.2 Interpretivism as an Alternative Paradigm
2.3 Current Models and Future Thinking
2.4 Unity in Diversity

3 Structure and Action in Science
3.1 Objective Structures or Subjective Perspectives?
3.2 A Clash of Approaches?
3.3 Beyond the Oppositions
3.4 Towards a More Dynamic View of Science

4 Science as a Rational Process
4.1 The ‘Project of Reason’
4.2 Unintended and Unwanted Consequences of the Rationality Process
4.3 The Societal Value of Science
4.4 Does Knowledge Also Imply Wisdom?

4.5 From Funnel Rationality to a More Comprehensive Rationality
5 Robust Knowledge for Complex Problems
5.1 Towards a Complexity-Based, Integrated Research Approach
5.2 Science in Progress
5.3 Quality Criteria for Research into Complex Issues
5.4 Dealing with Complexity

6 The Future of Science
6.1 Science and Futures Thinking
6.2 Vision-Based Science and Science-Based Visions
6.3 From Funnel Vision to Comprehensive Science

References
Glossary and Index
Colophon

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Perspectives on Interdisciplinarity
Mitarbeit Sonstige Mitarbeit: Instituut voor Interdisciplinaire Studies
Zusatzinfo 32 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort Amsterdam
Sprache englisch
Maße 170 x 240 mm
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Erkenntnistheorie / Wissenschaftstheorie
Naturwissenschaften
ISBN-10 94-6298-877-3 / 9462988773
ISBN-13 978-94-6298-877-4 / 9789462988774
Zustand Neuware
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