03737nam 2200985 a 450 991081559130332120240501133637.01-282-38300-097866123830070-520-90811-210.1525/9780520908116(CKB)1000000000767239(EBL)470866(OCoLC)609849958(SSID)ssj0000400677(PQKBManifestationID)11257761(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000400677(PQKBWorkID)10396099(PQKB)10307746(OCoLC)777467264(MdBmJHUP)muse30531(DE-B1597)519390(DE-B1597)9780520908116(Au-PeEL)EBL470866(CaPaEBR)ebr10676174(CaONFJC)MIL238300(MiAaPQ)EBC470866(EXLCZ)99100000000076723919840229d1984 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrScience and values the aims of science and their role in scientific debate /Larry Laudan1st ed.Berkeley University of California Pressc19841 online resource (165 p.)Pittsburgh series in philosophy and history of science ;v. 11Includes index.0-520-05743-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-144) and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- One. Two Puzzles About Science: Reflections On Some Crises In Philosophy And Sociology Of Science -- Two. The Hierarchical Structure Of Scientific Debates -- Three. Closing The Evaluative Circle: Resolving Disagreements About Cognitive Values -- Four. Dissecting The Holist Picture Of Scientific Change -- Five. A Reticulational Critique Of Realist Axiology And Methodology -- Epilogue -- References -- IndexLaudan constructs a fresh approach to a longtime problem for the philosopher of science: how to explain the simultaneous and widespread presence of both agreement and disagreement in science. Laudan critiques the logical empiricists and the post-positivists as he stresses the need for centrality and values and the interdependence of values, methods, and facts as prerequisites to solving the problems of consensus and dissent in science.Pittsburgh series in philosophy and history of science ;v. 11.SciencePhilosophycognitive values.consensus.covariance fallacy.decision making.dissent.empirical evidence.empiricism.ethics.goal evaluation.kuhn.logic.methodology.natural sciences.nonfiction.philosophy of science.philosophy.post positivism.realist axiology.research.reticulated model.science and technology.science.scientific change.scientific community.scientific debate.scientific knowledge.scientific method.scientific rationality.scientific revolutions.SciencePhilosophy.501Laudan Larry45161MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910815591303321Science and values51474UNINA