Perplexing Metamorphoses of the Demarcation Problem
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20142555 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Zoltán Vecsey (0000-0001-7502-7548, MTA‐SZTE‐DE Research Group for Theoretical Linguistics and Informatics Szeged Hungary, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 91 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Publication date | 2025-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Theoria (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0040-5825 • E-ISSN: 1755-2567 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/theo.70019 |
| OpenAlex | W4409864457 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 19 |
In their recent paper in Theoria , Hirvonen and Karisto present an analysis of the differences between traditional and contemporary approaches to the demarcation problem. They put forward a diagnosis according to which the traditional approaches depend on six assumptions regarding the nature of the problem. In their view, all of these assumptions may be regarded as unnecessary. They conclude that the traditional approaches can be discarded without thereby giving up on the demarcation problem. I shall argue that, although Hirvonen and Karisto's diagnosis is helpful in certain respects, their conclusion may be questioned
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Diagnosing Pseudoscience – by Getting Rid of the Demarcation Problem
The Multicriterial Approach to the Problem of Demarcation
A Contextualist Solution to the Demarcation Problem
Demarcation without Dogmas
A Confutation of Convergent Realism
Precis of Vagueness
The Fate of Knowledge
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |