André Kukla

Social Constructivism and the Philosophy of Science

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Are scientific facts constructed by scientists rather than discovered - in the same way as we construct all reality? This book presents a full discussion of the philosophical issues that arise out of this controversial debate.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 184
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Mai 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 289g
• ISBN-13: 9780415234191
• ISBN-10: 0415234190
• Artikelnr.: 21765864

Autorenporträt

André Kukla is a Professor in the Departments of Psychology and Philosophy at the University of Toronto. He is the author of Studies in Scientific Realism.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Defining constructivism
Chapter 2 Constructivism and the sociology of scientific knowledge
Chapter 3 The varieties of dependence
Chapter 4 The varieties of constitutive constructivisms
Chapter 5 The empirical case for constructivism
Chapter 6 The a priori case for constructivism
Chapter 7 Three brief and inadequate objections to constructivism
Chapter 8 The problem of misrepresentation
Chapter 9 Constructive empiricism and social constructivism
Chapter 10 The infinite regress of constructions
Chapter 11 The Duhemian asymmetry
Chapter 12 The problem of the two societies
Chapter 13 Constructivism and time
Chapter 14 Constructivism and logic
Chapter 15 Relativism
Chapter 16 Semantic constructivism
Chapter 17 Irrationalism
Chapter 18 Conclusions
References
Index