The Soft Rationality in Science

• Authors: Bobryk J.
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The paper is an attempt to give an explanation of the existence of irrational elements (irrational theories, irrational theoretical assumptions, and irrational interpretations of experiment) in modern science. Author's claim is that there are internal (connected with scientific reason) and external (social and cultural) reasons of scientific irrationality. The paper presents several examples of scientific irrationality.

Keywords

EN

IRRATIONALITY OF SCIENCE; PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE

Discipline

• SCIENCE_OF_SCIENCE: SCIENCE OF SCIENCE

• Publisher: Science Studies Committee, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Zagadnienia Naukoznawstwa
• Year: 2008
• Volume: 44
• Issue: 3-4
• Pages: 373-384
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Bobryk J.

• J. Bobryk, Instytut Psychologii PAN, ul.Chodakowska 19, 03-815 Warszawa, Poland

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

09PLAAAA06389