Philosophical Commitments and Scientific Progress

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction ix
4. Progress: Fact and Fiction 1
5. Impact and Limits of the Idea of Progress in Antiquity 19
6. Philosophical Commitments and Scientific Progress 47
7. The Chinese “Cyclic” View of History vs. Japanese “Progress” 65
8. Political Progress: Reality or Illusion? 77
9. Progress and the Future 103
10. Progress and Development in Music History 121
11. Progress in Philosophy 139
12. Time in the Universe 155
13. Progress in Biological Evolution 175
14. The Idea of Progress in Evolutionary Biology: Philosophical Considerations 201
15. The Idea of Progress in Human Health 219
16. Notes on Contributors 231
17. Index 237