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Science and Relativism: Some Key Controversies in the Philosophy of Science (Science & Its Conceptual Foundations)

by Larry Laudan

ISBN13: 9780226469492
ISBN10: 0226469492
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In recent years, many members of the intellectual community have embraced a radical relativism regarding knowledge in general and scientific knowledge in particular, holding that Kuhn, Quine, and Feyerabend have knocked the traditional picture of scientific knowledge into a cocked hat. Is philosophy of science, or mistaken impressions of it, responsible for the rise of relativism? In this book, Laudan offers a trenchant, wide-ranging critique of cognitive relativism and a thorough introduction to major issues in the philosophy of knowledge.

Preface

Note to the Reader

1. Progress and Cumulativity

2. Theory-ladenness and Underdetermination

3. Holism

4. Standards of Success

5. Incommensurability

6. Interests and the Social Determinants of Belief

References

Index

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ISBN:: 9780226469492
Subtitle:: Some Key Controversies in the Philosophy of Science
Author:: Laudan, Larry
Publisher:: University of Chicago Press
Location:: Chicago :
Subject:: General
Subject:: Philosophy
Subject:: General science
Subject:: Science
Subject:: History
Subject:: History, Criticism, Surveys
Subject:: Relativity
Subject:: History & Surveys - General
Subject:: Science -- History.
Subject:: Science -- Philosophy.
Edition Description:: Bibliography: p. 171-173.
Series:: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations
Series Volume:: 9252
Publication Date:: August 1990
Binding:: Paperback
Grade Level:: Professional and scholarly
Language:: English
Illustrations:: Yes
Pages:: 194
Dimensions:: 8.69x4.61x.54 in. .49 lbs.

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