Science and relativism : some key controversies in the philosophy of science / / Larry Laudan
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| Autore: |
Laudan Larry
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| Titolo: |
Science and relativism : some key controversies in the philosophy of science / / Larry Laudan
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| Pubblicazione: | Chicago : , : University of Chicago Press, , 1990 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (196 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 149/.73 |
| Soggetto topico: | Science - Philosophy |
| Science - History | |
| Relativity | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Note to the Reader -- 1. Progress and Cumulativity -- 2. Theory-Iadenness and Underdetermination -- 3. Holism -- 4. Standards of Success -- 5. Incommensurability -- 6. Interests and the Social Determinants of Belief -- References -- Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Science and relativism |
| ISBN: | 0-226-21933-X |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910466654303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
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Science and its conceptual foundations.