内容简介
TheprolificandindefatigableMarioBungehasbeenwritingbooksandarticlesonalmosteveryfacetofphilosophyfornearlyfiftyyears.Bunge'sphilosophicalwritingisdistinctiveforclarityofthought,systematicpresentation,andcommitmenttoseriousphilosophicalissues.Becauseofthesheersizeofhispublishedworks,thereisaneedforarelativelyconcisevolumethatprovidesapanoramaofthephilosophicalsystemthatBungehasdeveloped.MartinMahnerhasadmirablyfilledthisneedwiththisthoughtfulselectionofthirtyarticleswhichillustratemostaspectsofBunge'sphilosophy.Thesubjectareascoveredincludemetaphysics;epistemologyandmethodology;moral,social,andpoliticalphilosophy;andthephilosophyofmathematics,physics,psychology,socialscience,andtechnology.Spanningtheyears1954to1999,theselections,includingbothwell-knownandnewarticles,demonstratetherangeofBunge'sthoughtandhissystematicapproachanchoredinscientificrealism.