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1 online resource (196 pages). |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Science and its conceptual foundations
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Science and its conceptual foundations.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Preface; Note to the Reader; I. 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 |
| Summary |
<Div>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.</div> |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Science -- Philosophy.
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Science -- Philosophy. |
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Science -- History.
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Science. |
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History. |
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Relativity.
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Relativity. |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Laudan, Larry. Science and relativism : some key controversies in the philosophy of science. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1990 xiii, 180 pages ; 21 cm Science and its conceptual foundations 9780226469485 (DLC) 10991133 |
| ISBN |
9780226219332 electronic book |
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022621933X electronic book |
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0226469484 (alkaline paper) |
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0226469492 (paperback) |
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9780226469485 |
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