9780226469492-0226469492-Science and Relativism: Some Key Controversies in the Philosophy of Science (Science and Its Conceptual Foundations series)

Science and Relativism: Some Key Controversies in the Philosophy of Science (Science and Its Conceptual Foundations series)

ISBN-13: 9780226469492
ISBN-10: 0226469492
Edition: 1
Author: Larry Laudan
Publication date: 1990
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Format: Paperback 194 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780226469492
ISBN-10: 0226469492
Edition: 1
Author: Larry Laudan
Publication date: 1990
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Format: Paperback 194 pages

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Science and Relativism: Some Key Controversies in the Philosophy of Science (Science and Its Conceptual Foundations series) (ISBN-13: 9780226469492 and ISBN-10: 0226469492), written by authors Larry Laudan, was published by University of Chicago Press in 1990. With an overall rating of 4.5 stars, it's a notable title among other History & Philosophy (Epistemology, Philosophy, History & Surveys) books. You can easily purchase or rent Science and Relativism: Some Key Controversies in the Philosophy of Science (Science and Its Conceptual Foundations series) (Paperback, Used) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used History & Philosophy books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.54.

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In recent years, many members of the intellectual community have embraced a radical relativism regarding knowledge in general and scientific knowledge in particular, holding that Kuhn, Quine, and Feyerabend have knocked the traditional picture of scientific knowledge into a cocked hat. Is philosophy of science, or mistaken impressions of it, responsible for the rise of relativism? In this book, Laudan offers a trenchant, wide-ranging critique of cognitive relativism and a thorough introduction to major issues in the philosophy of knowledge.

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