The Fortunes of Inquiry
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10696592 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael Liston, Nicholas Jardine |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 101 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 433 |
| Publication date | 1992-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Philosophical Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-8108 • E-ISSN: 1558-1470 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2185565 |
| OpenAlex | W2027476220 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
Until about the middle of this century philosophers and scientists commonly held that science showed an accumulation of a body of objective knowledge. This view has been very widely challenged over recent years; but in this study Dr Jardine offers a defence. The discussion involves consideration of many controversial issues concerning truth in science, interpretation of past theories, and grounds of scientific method. The author writes with a careful appreciation of the complexities involved and argues for a distinctive point of view with skill and clarity
Analytic philosophy · Contemporary philosophy · Epistemology · General interest · Philosophy · Science and Climate Studies
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A realistic look backward
The present state of the scientific realism debate
The Force and the Reason of Experiment
Objectivity in Experimental Inquiry
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 1990 - 2017 (28) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |