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Joseph Agassi

5 Publications

Ludwig Wittgenstein's philosophical investigations

Joseph Agassi

Springer - Berlin

2018

Of these papers, seven are on the background to the philosophy of Wittgenstein. Five papers examine different aspects of it: one on the philosophy of young Wittgenstein, one on his transitional period, and the final three on the philosophy of mature Wittgenstein, chiefly his Philosophical Investigations.

Hypotheses and perspectives in the history and philosophy of science

Raffaele Pisano, Joseph Agassi, Daria Drozdova (eds)

Springer - Berlin

2018

To commemorate the 50th anniversary of his passing (in 2014), this special book features studies on Alexandre Koyré (1892–1964), one of the most influential historians of science of the 20th century, who re-evaluated prevalent thinking on the history and philosophy of science. In particular, it explores Koyré’s intellectual matrix and heritage within interdisciplinary fields of historical, epistemological and philosophical scientific thought.

Science and its history

Joseph Agassi

Springer - Berlin

2008

Professor Joseph Agassi has published his Towards an Historiography of Science in 1963. It received many reviews by notable academics, including Maurice Finocchiaro, Charles Gillispie, Thomas S.

Science and culture

Joseph Agassi

Springer - Berlin

2003

In Science and Culture, Joseph Agassi addresses scientism and relativism, two false philosophies that divorce science from culture in general and from tradition in particular. According to Agassi, science is an integral part of culture, and both scientism and relativism ignore the cultural value of science.

Psychiatry as medicine

Yehuda FriedJoseph Agassi

Springer - Berlin

1983

PREFACE This volume is a sequel to yet independent of our Paranoia: A Study in Diagnosis, Reidel, Dordrecht and Boston, 1976. Whereas our first book centered on diagnosis, this centers on treatment.

5 Publications