Some Remarks on Scientism and Epistemological Optimism

• Authors: Helena Eilstein

Title variants

PL

Uwagi o stosunku scjentyzmu do optymizmu poznawczego

EN

Some Remarks on Scientism and Epistemological Optimism

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

PL

Using a comprehensive quotation from a book of Władysław Krajewski a characteristic of moderate scientism (to be called scientism below) is given. That is the stance I share with Krajewski. I complement the characteristic presenting scientism as an approved by me "naive trust in science". In the main part of the paper I discuss, however, the limitations imposed by contemporary science on the traditional epistemological optimism of scientism.

• Publisher: University of Warsaw, Institute of Philosophy
• Journal: Filozofia Nauki
• Year: 2007
• Volume: 15
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 5-14

Dates

published

2007-12-01

Contributors

author

Helena Eilstein