Rationality of Science?

• Authors: Kleszcz R.
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The problem of rationality of science has been explored by many philosophical and methodological schools in the 20th century. In 'The Rationality of Science. Problems, Conceptions and Arguments' Monika Walczak examines two models of rationality: Classical Concepts of the Rationality of Science (CCRS) and Non-classical Concepts of the Rationality of Science (NCRS). According to the adherents of CCRS (e.g. logical empiricism and the Lvov - Warsaw School), rationality of science is characterized by: demarcationism, the idea of scientific theories as deductive structure, scientific realism, objectivism, reconstructionistic strategy, epistemological fundamentalism, the maximalistic idea of logical consistency and universalistic understanding of this criteria. For the adherents of NCRS, in contrast to CCRS, rationality of science is characterized by: anti-demarcationism, pluralistic vision of the bearers of scientific rationality, scientific antirealism, anti-objectivism, descriptionistic strategy, epistemological anti-fundamentalism, the minimalistic idea of logical consistency and pluralistic understanding of the criteria of rationality. Rationality of Science. Problems, Conception and Arguments is clear, informed, stimulating discussion that will be interesting to a wide range of philosophers, methodologist, scientist and others concerned with the status of rationality of science.

Keywords

EN

EPISTEMOLOGY; PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE; RATIONALITY 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: 363-372
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Kleszcz R.

• R. Kleszcz, Uniwersytet Lódzki, Katedra Filozofii Analitycznej, ul. Dr S. Kopcinskiego 16/18, 90-232 Lódz, Poland

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

09PLAAAA06388