Does science deal with the real world
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11937524 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Roger Trigg (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 94-99 |
| Publication date | 2002-06-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Interdisciplinary Science Reviews (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0308-0188 • E-ISSN: 1743-2790 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1179/030801802225003259 |
| OpenAlex | W1992388572 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
The background to this paper is given by the so called 'science wars', about whether science is in the business of construction rather than discovery. Is it a mere social practice or a body of knowledge about the real world? At the start of modern science there was no doubt about this, because scientists such as Newton and Boyle started with a firm metaphysical and theological base. Without that, science has become ever more anthropocentric. The question is posed whether, in the face of contemporary suspicion, science can regain its proper authority, unless it can appeal to some grounding beyond itself which can provide it with a rational justification
Anthropocentrism · Appeal · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Face (sociological concept · Metaphysics · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration · Law · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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