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Conceptual Change and the Philosophy of Science
Alternative Interpretations of the A Priori
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This work is suited for readers interested in philosophy of science, epistemology, and the foundations of scientific theory. It will appeal to scholars and students wishing to deepen their understanding of how scientific knowledge evolves and the nature of scientific revolutions.
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In this book, David Stump traces alternative conceptions of the a priori in the philosophy of science and defends a unique position in the current debates over conceptual change and the constitutive elements in science.
Stump emphasises the unique epistemological status of the constitutive elements of scientific theories. These constitutive elements are the necessary preconditions that must be assumed to conduct a particular scientific inquiry. Elements such as logic, mathematics, and even some fundamental laws of nature were once considered a priori knowledge but can change, leading to a dynamic or relative a priori.
Stump critically examines developments in thinking about constitutive elements in science as a priori knowledge, from Kantβs fixed and absolute a priori to Quineβs holistic empiricism. By examining the relationship between conceptual change and the epistemological status of constitutive elements in science, Stump puts forward an argument that scientific revolutions can be explained and relativism can be avoided without resorting to universals or absolutes.
Series: Routledge Studies in the Philosophy of Science
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Conceptual Change and the Philosophy of Science
In this book, David Stump traces alternative conceptions of the a priori in the philosophy of science and defends a unique position in the current debates over conceptual change and the constitutive elements in science. Stump emphasises the unique epistemological status of the constitutive elements of scientific theories. These constitutive elements are the necessary preconditions that must be assumed to...Hardback$37600Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
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ISBN: 9781138890138
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 20 May 2015
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Routledge
Illustration: 6 Line drawings, black and white; 6 Illustrations, black and white
Audience: Tertiary education
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Width: 152.0mm
Height: 229.0mm
Weight: 408g
Pages: 194
About the Author
David J. Stump is a philosopher of science at the University of San Francisco, USA. He is co-editor, with Peter Galison, of The Disunity of Science, and is author of numerous journal articles on the history and philosophy of science.
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