Advancement of Science

Auteur: Kitcher, Philip (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy, University of California, San Diego)
Editeur: Oxford University Press Inc
In the past three decades, reflections on the growth of scientific knowledge have inspired historians, sociologists, and some philosophers to contend that scientific objectivity is a myth. Kitcher resurrects notions of objectivity and progress in science by identifying both the limitations of idealized treatments of the growth of knowledge and overreactions to philosophical idealizations.

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In the past three decades, reflections on the growth of scientific knowledge have inspired historians, sociologists, and some philosophers to contend that scientific objectivity is a myth. Kitcher resurrects notions of objectivity and progress in science by identifying both the limitations of idealized treatments of the growth of knowledge and overreactions to philosophical idealizations.
ISBN / EAN 9780195096538
Auteur Kitcher, Philip (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy, University of California, San Diego)
Editeur Oxford University Press Inc