Scientific Realism and Postmodern Philosophy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8398348 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nancey Murphy (0000-0002-6358-0941, Fuller Theological Seminary, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 291-303 |
| Publication date | 1990-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-0882 • E-ISSN: 1464-3537 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/bjps/41.3.291 |
| OpenAlex | W2165942439 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 8 |
The debate over scientific or critical realism is characterized by confusion, which I claim is a result of approaching the issue from both modern and ‘postmodern’ perspectives. Modern thought is characterized by foundationalism in epistemology and representationalism in philosophy of language, while holism in epistemology and the theory of meaning as use in philosophy of language are postmodern.Typical forms of scientific realism (which seek referents for theoretical terms or correspondence accounts of the truth of scientific theories) are positions at home only in a modern framework. Postmodern presuppositions of other participants in the debate account for the ability of opponents to talk past one another.
Direct and indirect realism · Epistemology · Foundationalism · Holism · Meaning (existential) · Philosophy of science · Postmodernism · Presupposition · Realism · Scientific realism · Critical Realism in Sociology · History of Science and Medicine · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science
Perspectivas históricas e epistemológicas sobre a investigação das representações mentais
Behaviorismo radical e discurso pós-moderno
The Epistemic Charity of the Social Constructivist Critics of Science and Why the Third World Should Refuse the Offer Meera Nanda
The Social Production of Postmodern Skepticism
A Realist Theory of Empirical Testing Resolving the Theory-Ladenness/ Objectivity Debate
Is a postmodern philosophy of science possible
Science as supermarket
La sangre y el dinero. Los patrones familiares en las redes de comerciantes transnacionales chinos en Chile
Aids and the Postmodern Subject
| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,26 |
| Citation span | 1992 - 2022 (31) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |