Scientific Controversies : Philosophical and Historical Perspectives
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0195119878
ISBN-13
9780195119879
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
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Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Manufacture
GB
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GB
Publication Date
May 18th, 2000
Print length
288 Pages
Weight
612 grams
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23.60 x 16.00 x 2.40 cms
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Philosophy of science
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Social constructionists claim that scientific debates are influenced by non-evidential factors such as the rhetoric and professional clout of the participants. These essays undermine an extreme social constructionist perspective and indicate the need for a more realistic scientific rationality.
Traditionally it has been thought that scientific controversies can always be resolved on the basis of empirical data. Recently, however, social constructionists have claimed that the outcome of scientific debates is strongly influenced by non-evidential factors such as the rhetorical prowess and professional clout of the participants. This volume of previously unpublished essays by well-known philosophers of science presents historical studies and philosophical analyses that undermine the plausibility of an extreme social constructionist perspective while also indicating the need for a richer and more realistic account of scientific rationality.
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