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Knowledge and the world
challenges beyond the science wars
Abstract
The fundamental question of whether, or in what sense, science informs us about the real world has pervaded the history of thought since antiquity. Is what science tells us about the world determined unambiguously by facts, or does the content of any scientific theory in some way depend on the human condition? "Sokal's hoax" attacked the mere seriousness of post-modern views of science and shifted this controversial debate to a new level, which very quickly came to be known as "Science Wars".
"Knowledge and the World" examines and reviews the broad range of philosophical positions on this issue, extending from realism to relativism, to expound the epistemic merit of science, and to tackle the central question: in what sense can science justifiably claim to provide a truthful portrait of reality? Challenges beyond the Science Wars are taken up by contributions of scientists, sociologists and philosophers of science, which connect perspectives of a wide variety of disciplines (including biology and cultural studies). This book addresses everyone interested in the philosophy and history of science, and in particular in the interplay between the social and natural sciences.
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an elaboration and a defence
pp.55-79
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-08129-7_3pp.105-136
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-08129-7_5the miracle argument for scientific realism
pp.137-161
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-08129-7_6what is considered true is true
pp.163-170
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-08129-7_7pp.191-209
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-08129-7_9pp.237-246
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-08129-7_11a third way
pp.265-292
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-08129-7_13some reflections on the scientific conquest of reality
pp.293-305
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-08129-7_14Publication details
Publisher: Springer
Place: Dordrecht
Year: 2004
Pages: 328
Series: The Frontiers Collection
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-08129-7
ISBN (hardback): 978-3-642-05905-6
ISBN (digital): 978-3-662-08129-7
Full citation:
Carrier Martin, Roggenhofer Johannes, Küppers Günter, Blanchard Philippe (2004) Knowledge and the world: challenges beyond the science wars. Dordrecht, Springer.