Relativism in the Philosophy of Science

ISBN-13: 9781108969611 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 75 str.

Martin Kusch

Opis

This Element discusses the idea that scientific knowledge is relative to historical context and shaped by social-political factors.

Recenzje

'The book is written clearly, it is comprehensible for non-experts and, on top of that, Kusch provides interesting perspectives for experts.' Markus Seidel, Metascience

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. What is relativism?; 3. Kuhn, Feyerabend, perspectivism, pluralism; 4. Epistemic voluntarism and relativism; 5. Relativism in the sociology of scientific knowledge; 6. Relativism and post-truth.