Science and Relativism
Some Key Controversies in the Philosophy of Science
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Epistemology, Science & Nature, Science, Other Sciences, Philosophy & Social Aspects
| Author: | Larry Laudan | ISBN: | 9780226219332 |
| Publisher: | University of Chicago Press | Publication: | August 6, 2012 |
| Imprint: | University of Chicago Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Larry Laudan |
| ISBN: | 9780226219332 |
| Publisher: | University of Chicago Press |
| Publication: | August 6, 2012 |
| Imprint: | University of Chicago Press |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
