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Social Constructivism and the Philosophy of Science

By André , Kukla

Book information

Publisher
Taylor and Francis
Year
2013
ISBN
0415234182, 0415234190, 0203130995, 0203180011, 9780203130995
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2439713 bytes)
Series
Philosophical Issues in Science
Edition
1st ed
Pages
1 (181 pages)\183
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52

Description

Social constructionists maintain that we invent the properties of the world rather than discover them. Is reality constructed by our own activity? Do we collectively invent the world rather than discover it?André Kukla presents a comprehensive discussion of the philosophical issues that arise out of this debate, analysing the various strengths and weaknesses of a range of constructivist arguments and arguing that current philosophical objections to constructivism are inconclusive. However, Kukla offers and develops new objections to constructivism, distinguishing between the social causes of scientific beliefs and the view that all ascertainable facts are constructed.

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