Scientific Controversies: Philosophical and Historical Perspectives - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0195119878 ISBN 13: 9780195119879

Verlag: Oxford University Press, 2000

Inhaltsangabe

Traditionally it has been thought that scientific controversies can always be resolved on the basis of empirical data. Recently, however, social constructionists have claimed that the outcome of scientific debates is strongly influenced by non-evidential factors such as the rhetorical prowess and professional clout of the participants. This volume of previously unpublished essays by well-known philosophers of science presents historical studies and philosophical analyses that undermine the plausibility of an extreme social constructionist perspective while also indicating the need for a richer and more realistic account of scientific rationality.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2000
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0195119878
• ISBN 13: 9780195119879
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 292
• Herausgeber: Machamer Peter, Baltas Aristides, Pera Marcello
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