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.
| ISBN: | 9780226469492 |
| Publication date: | 1st August 1990 |
| Author: | Larry Laudan |
| Publisher: | The University of Chicago Press an imprint of University of Chicago Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 194 pages |
| Series: | Science and Its Conceptual Foundations Series |
| Genres: |
Philosophical traditions and schools of thought |
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?
Science and Relativism features in the following genres: Philosophical traditions and schools of thought
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Science and Relativism was written by Larry Laudan and published by The University of Chicago Press an imprint of University of Chicago Press
Science and Relativism has 194 pages
Yes it is part of Science and Its Conceptual Foundations Series series