Argumentative strategies against scientism
An overview
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11936772 |
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| Authors | René Van Woudenberg (0000-0002-1169-6539, Faculty of Humanities (Philosophy), Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 411-426 |
| Publication date | 2023-03-13 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Interdisciplinary Science Reviews (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0308-0188 • E-ISSN: 1743-2790 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03080188.2023.2167398 |
| OpenAlex | W4324257520 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 27 |
This paper presents and discusses various strategies that have been wielded against scientism, roughly the claim that only science can give us knowledge. The strategies identified are: (1) the counter example strategy, (2) the denying of claimed entailments of science strategy, (3) the self-undermining strategy, (4) the presupposition strategy, and (5) the limits of science strategy. In addition, two proposals are discussed that aim to recast the debate about scientism in a way that renders these strategies obsolete. It is argued that these proposals are misguided
Argumentative · Epistemology · Presupposition · Scientism · Sociology · Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics · Innovation, Sustainability, Human-Machine Systems · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science
| Highly cited | No |
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