462pp , first 14 pages with watermarks and somewhat curly perfect rest .. About the authors Mario Bunge ::: (* 1958 ) is a German biologist and philosopher of science. His research interests are philosophy of biology and wissenschaftsmethodologische issues , including characterization of the pseudo - science ... He studied biology and geography at the University of Berlin and received his doctorate in zoology in 1992. He was until 1996, a postgraduate scholarship Mario Bunge in Montreal. After lecturing in Berlin since May 1999 he is Director of the Center for Science and critical thinking of the Society for the Scientific Investigation of para- science, and a member of the Scientific Advisory Council of the Giordano Bruno Foundation ... Mario Bunge ( Buenos Aires, Argentina , September 21, 1919 ) is a physicist, philosopher of science and humanistic Argentina ; defense of scientific realism and the exact philosophy. It is known for publicly expressing his stance against pseudoscience , among which include psychoanalysis , homeopathy , neoclassical ( or Orthodox ) microeconomics among others, besides his criticism philosophical currents such as existentialism [citation needed] , phenomenology , postmodernism , hermeneutics and philosophical feminism ... Science, its method and philosophy (1960 ) , a work in which synthetically introduces the basics of scientific method, has become a classic in its genre. But if you want to get a deeper insight into its philosophy without going through the lengthy Treatise, possibly the most recommended option is manual Scientific research, first published in English in 1967 , whose translation is reprinted with corrections XXI Century publishers ( Mexico , 2000) ... undoubtedly, the work for which Bunge has particularly distinguished in the field of professional philosophy is the extensive Treatise on Basic philosophy (Treaty of philosophy) . It is an effort to build a system that covers all areas of contemporary philosophy , especi
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