Kurt Hubner – författare

A systematic critique of the notion that natural science is the sovereign domain of truth, Critique of Scientific Reason uses an extensive and detailed investigation of physics—and in particular of Einstein's theory of relativity—to argue that the positivistic notion of rationality is not only wrongheaded but false. Kurt Hübner contends that positivism ignores both the historical dimension of science and the basic structures common to scientific theory, myth, and so-called subjective symbolic systems. Moreover, Hübner argues, positivism has led in our time to a widespread disillusionment with science and technology.

The science is clear: climate change is a fact and the probability is extremely high that it has been caused by humans. At the same time, policy responses are hesitant, rather lukewarm and differ substantially between nation-states. The question is, what drives and what blocks radical action? This book makes the case that institutional settings, path dependence and emerging change coalitions are critical in explaining climate policies across the global political economy. Technological and social-political innovations are key drivers for dealing with climate change. This class of innovation is very much guided, or suppressed, by a national economy's established institutional settings. By anchoring national case studies in a version of the well established ‘varieties of capitalism’ approach, the chapters of this book show why some economies are policy leaders and others become policy followers, or even policy interlockers. Moreover, the case studies demonstrate the extent to which external events and institutional constraints from the international polity influence national innovation strategies. Taking a unique analytical approach, which combines insights from innovation policies and a variety of capitalism literature, the authors provide genuine comprehension of the interplay between institutional settings, political actors and climate policies.National Pathways to Low Carbon Emission Economies offers a valuable examination of these issues on climate change that will be of interest to academics and postgraduates researching climate policy, economic policy and social movements. Furthermore, it is relevant for policy analysts and policy makers who are interested in learning from climate policies in the context of innovation strategies for a range of countries.

The Great Recession and the turn towards all forms of protectionism stress the relevance of international trade policy. With the global economy undergoing deep structural changes, the negotiations between Canada and the EU on a Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) present a real-time experiment that sheds light on the direction that the relationships between two economic units of the G8 will take. For Canada, an agreement with the EU would end its current dependency on the US; for the EU, an agreement with Canada would be a first with a G8-economy and indicate how its new trade strategy ‘Global Europe’ will look like.This book is the first to simultaneously analyze the undercurrents of this project and introduce the main topics at hand. CETA is much more than a simple free trade agreement, its breadth covers regulatory aspects in goods, services, and finance; the opening of public procurement markets; attitudes and policies of Canadian provinces towards liberalization; climate policies and international leadership claims of the EU in comparison to Canadian policy attempts; the challenges of the Euro project and the reform efforts; and the challenges of the Euro as a international reserve currency.CETA is a challenging project that will kick-start enormous changes in trade policy-making as well as in market openness in Canada. It will mark the EU’s efforts to re-make the Atlantic Economy. This book provides deep insights into the ambiguity of the project and addresses the implications of a rapidly changing global economy for trade policy. Offering analysis of the financial industry, banking, trade policy, climate change strategy, and the Euro exchange rate, this book should be of interest to students and policy-makers alike.

The Great Recession and the turn towards all forms of protectionism stress the relevance of international trade policy. With the global economy undergoing deep structural changes, the negotiations between Canada and the EU on a Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) present a real-time experiment that sheds light on the direction that the relationships between two economic units of the G8 will take. For Canada, an agreement with the EU would end its current dependency on the US; for the EU, an agreement with Canada would be a first with a G8-economy and indicate how its new trade strategy ‘Global Europe’ will look like.This book is the first to simultaneously analyze the undercurrents of this project and introduce the main topics at hand. CETA is much more than a simple free trade agreement, its breadth covers regulatory aspects in goods, services, and finance; the opening of public procurement markets; attitudes and policies of Canadian provinces towards liberalization; climate policies and international leadership claims of the EU in comparison to Canadian policy attempts; the challenges of the Euro project and the reform efforts; and the challenges of the Euro as a international reserve currency.CETA is a challenging project that will kick-start enormous changes in trade policy-making as well as in market openness in Canada. It will mark the EU’s efforts to re-make the Atlantic Economy. This book provides deep insights into the ambiguity of the project and addresses the implications of a rapidly changing global economy for trade policy. Offering analysis of the financial industry, banking, trade policy, climate change strategy, and the Euro exchange rate, this book should be of interest to students and policy-makers alike.

The science is clear: climate change is a fact and the probability is extremely high that it has been caused by humans. At the same time, policy responses are hesitant, rather lukewarm and differ substantially between nation-states. The question is, what drives and what blocks radical action? This book makes the case that institutional settings, path dependence and emerging change coalitions are critical in explaining climate policies across the global political economy. Technological and social-political innovations are key drivers for dealing with climate change. This class of innovation is very much guided, or suppressed, by a national economy's established institutional settings. By anchoring national case studies in a version of the well established ‘varieties of capitalism’ approach, the chapters of this book show why some economies are policy leaders and others become policy followers, or even policy interlockers. Moreover, the case studies demonstrate the extent to which external events and institutional constraints from the international polity influence national innovation strategies. Taking a unique analytical approach, which combines insights from innovation policies and a variety of capitalism literature, the authors provide genuine comprehension of the interplay between institutional settings, political actors and climate policies.National Pathways to Low Carbon Emission Economies offers a valuable examination of these issues on climate change that will be of interest to academics and postgraduates researching climate policy, economic policy and social movements. Furthermore, it is relevant for policy analysts and policy makers who are interested in learning from climate policies in the context of innovation strategies for a range of countries.

" ... Hübners Buch ist ein epochales philosophisches Ereignis, durch das dem Glauben der Charakter des sacrificium intellectus genommen und wieder jene Legitimität verliehen werden soll, die ihm durch die wissenschaftliche Vernunft Zug um Zug entzogen worden ist. ..."Dieter Borchmeyer in Die Zeit Nr. 46 vom 8.11.2001"Ein erstaunliches, selbstbewußtes und nötiges Buch, ein Buch, das wohl so nur noch ein Nichttheologe schreiben kann, freilich einer, der sehr umfassend in der Theologie bewandert ist.... Die so lange gepredigte und gebetsmühlenhaft wiederholte Diskrepanz zwischen Naturwissenschaft/Philosophie und Religion bzw. Numinosem und Profanem wird hier aufgehoben. Ja, es wird deutlich, modernes naturwissenschaftliches Denken braucht religiöses Denken. Der Verlust des Glaubens hat dem Menschen unendlich geschadet. Der Glaube muß auch in die Kultur heimgeholt werden. ..."Karl-Hermann Kandler in Lutherische Beiträge 8/2 (2003) S. 111-1166quot; ... So gehört das Buch zu jenen überragenden Werken, die bleibend etwas von den philosophischen Leistungen der zweiten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts zeigen."Otto Pöggeler in Wissenschaftlicher Literaturanzeiger 42 /1 (2003) S. 11

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Dieses Fachbuch ist ein praxisorientiertes Lehr- und Nachschlagewerk zu den wichtigsten Grundlagen des Gewässerschutzes und der Abwasserbehandlung. Die wichtigsten administrativen und rechtlichen Grundlagen des Umweltschutzes und die fachlichen Grundlagen des Gewässerschutzes, der Abwasserbehandlung, der Meß- und Analysentechnik und der Stoffquellen werden zusammenhängend beschrieben, die Spezialgebiete vorgestellt. Zahlreiche Literaturhinweise geben an, wie das Thema vollständig vertieft werden kann. Dieses umfassende Nachschlagewerk gehört in die Hand von Fachleuten, die sich im weitesten Sinne mit Gewässerschutz, Wasserversorgung und Abwasser beschäftigen.

After a historical consideration of the types and evolution of accelerators the physics of particle beams is provided in detail.

Die Diskussion über die Globalisierung der Märkte bzw. die Standortdebatte ist angstbesetzt und häufig sachlich irreführend. Die Autoren relativieren existierende Befürchtungen und zeigen, daß die Gestaltungsspielräume durch die verstärkte Arbeitsteilung zwischen ähnlich strukturierten Gesellschaften zunehmen. Sie geben Hinweise darüber, wo die Handlungsspielräume liegen und vermitteln die Überzeugung, daß die arbeitsteilige Vernetzung auch eine gute Grundlage für eine nachhaltig zukunftsverträgliche Entwicklung sein kann.