Philosophical Perspective for the Science of Science

• Authors: Zeglen U.
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The authoress tries to show the philosophical perspective for the science of science. She begins with a definition of the special kind of science that is understood here in a narrow sense: a complex (practical-humanistic) discipline, whose subject is treated as institutionally organized research activity, developed in particular external, i.e. historical-social-political-economical-cultural conditions. Then she reveals philosophical assumptions that belong to the foundation of the science of science; these assumptions are rationality and objectivity. The authoress briefly characterizes them, paying more attention to the controversies generated by them. Next, she focuses on questions raised by the scientists of science who in answering these questions should refer to philosophical theories. She considers these problems from the epistemological as well as axiological point of view. In this latter case, she refers to moral values which seem to be particularly important today for the ethics of science. To sum up, she states that unless the scientists of science take into account all these problems (both: epistemological and axiological) present in the philosophical perspective they will be able to study science in its completeness.

Keywords

EN

SCIENCE OF SCIENCE'S PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVES

Discipline

• SCIENCE_OF_SCIENCE: SCIENCE OF SCIENCE

• Publisher: Science Studies Committee, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Zagadnienia Naukoznawstwa
• Year: 2006
• Volume: 42
• Issue: 3(169)
• Pages: 349-360
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Zeglen U.

• U. Zeglen, Uniwersytet Mikolaja Kopernika w Toruniu, Instytut Filozofii, Fosa Staromiejska 1A, 87-100 Torun, Poland

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

07PLAAAA01964180