LEADER 02841nam 2200637 a 450 001 9910454771503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-38300-0 010 $a9786612383007 010 $a0-520-90811-2 024 7 $a10.1525/9780520908116 035 $a(CKB)1000000000767239 035 $a(EBL)470866 035 $a(OCoLC)609849958 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000400677 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11257761 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000400677 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10396099 035 $a(PQKB)10307746 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC470866 035 $a(OCoLC)777467264 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse30531 035 $a(DE-B1597)519390 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780520908116 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL470866 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10676174 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL238300 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000767239 100 $a19840229d1984 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aScience and values$b[electronic resource] $ethe aims of science and their role in scientific debate /$fLarry Laudan 210 $aBerkeley $cUniversity of California Press$dc1984 215 $a1 online resource (165 p.) 225 1 $aPittsburgh series in philosophy and history of science ;$vv. 11 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a0-520-05743-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 141-144) and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tPreface -- $tOne. Two Puzzles About Science: Reflections On Some Crises In Philosophy And Sociology Of Science -- $tTwo. The Hierarchical Structure Of Scientific Debates -- $tThree. Closing The Evaluative Circle: Resolving Disagreements About Cognitive Values -- $tFour. Dissecting The Holist Picture Of Scientific Change -- $tFive. A Reticulational Critique Of Realist Axiology And Methodology -- $tEpilogue -- $tReferences -- $tIndex 330 $aLaudan constructs a fresh approach to a longtime problem for the philosopher of science: how to explain the simultaneous and widespread presence of both agreement and disagreement in science. Laudan critiques the logical empiricists and the post-positivists as he stresses the need for centrality and values and the interdependence of values, methods, and facts as prerequisites to solving the problems of consensus and dissent in science. 410 0$aPittsburgh series in philosophy and history of science ;$vv. 11. 606 $aScience$xPhilosophy 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aScience$xPhilosophy. 676 $a501 700 $aLaudan$b Larry$045161 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910454771503321 996 $aScience and values$951474 997 $aUNINA