Science and Relativism : Some Key Controversies in the Philosophy of Science - Larry Laudan

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Science and Relativism

Some Key Controversies in the Philosophy of Science

By: Larry Laudan

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Paperback | 15 August 1990 | Edition Number 1

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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.

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Non-Fiction Science Science in General Impact of Science & Technology on Society History of Science Philosophy Epistemology & The Theory of Knowledge History of Western Philosophy Philosophy of Science

Preface
Note to the Reader
Progress and Cumulativity
Theory-ladenness and Underdetermination
Holism
Standards of Success
Incommensurability
Interests and the Social Determinants of Belief
References
Index
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