Social Constructivism and the Philosophy of Science
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Apparent Disconfirmation
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Author_Andre Kukla
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Constitutive Thesis
Constructive Empiricists
Constructive Events
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Constructivist Theses
constructivists
epistemic
Epistemic Decisions
Epistemic Error
Epistemic Relativism
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Extraterrestrial
facts
Imputation Principle
logical
Logical Constructivism
Metaphysical Constructivism
Ontological Relativism
Putative Construction
Rational Refutation
relativism
scientific
Scientific Constructivism
Semantic Constructivism
strong
Strong Constructivism
thesis
Timeless
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Van Fraassen
Violate
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- ISBN 9780415234191
- Weight: 360g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 25 May 2000
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Social constructionists maintain that we invent the properties of the world rather than discover them. Is reality constructed by our own activity? Do we collectively invent the world rather than discover it?
André Kukla presents a comprehensive discussion of the philosophical issues that arise out of this debate, analysing the various strengths and weaknesses of a range of constructivist arguments and arguing that current philosophical objections to constructivism are inconclusive. However, Kukla offers and develops new objections to constructivism, distinguishing between the social causes of scientific beliefs and the view that all ascertainable facts are constructed.
André Kukla is a Professor in the Departments of Psychology and Philosophy at the University of Toronto. He is the author of Studies in Scientific Realism.
