Progreso, pluralismo y racionalidad en la ciencia PDF Download

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Category : Science
Languages : es
Pages : 326

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Author: W. NEWTON
Publisher: Paidos Iberica Ediciones S A
ISBN: 9788475094106
Category : Philosophy
Languages : es
Pages : 309

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En las explicaciones filosóficas tradicionales de la empresa científica se representa esta última como un paradigma de racionalidad institucional. Se da por sentado que el científico posee un método especial que aplica de modo desitneresado, con lo que genera una acumulación de conocimiento científico acerca del mundo, y se considera que lo que determina la evolución de la ciencia son las disputas racionales de los científicos, nunca factores psicológicos o sociológicos. Más recientemente, diversos filósofos, historiadores y sociólogos de la ciencia han sostenido que el modelo racional resulta ya insostenible. Algunos han afirmado que no existe en realidad nada semejante al método científico ni al progreso científico y que las teorías son inconmensurables, lo que quiere decir que no hay absolutamente ninguna posibilidad de elección entre teorías alternativas. Los no racionalistas más extremos tratan de explicar el cambio científico exclusivamente en función de factores psicológicos y sociológicos. En esta nueva, clara y penetrante exposición de la filosofía de la ciencia, W. H. Newton-Smith explora la controversia entre ambos enfoques y presenta una perspectiva independiente y de vigoroso espíritu crítico tanto de racionalistas como Poppèr y Lakatos, como de no racionalistas como Kuhn y Feyerabend. A continuación desarrolla su propia explicación de la empresa científica; el realismo moderado, que es una reivindicación del enfoque racionalista de la ciencia y de la interpretación realista de las teorías.

Author: Wenceslao J. Gonzalez
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110664739
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 465

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Scientific realism is at the core of the contemporary philosophical debate on science. This book analyzes new versions of scientific realism. It makes explicit the advantages of scientific realism over alternatives and antagonists, contributes to deciding which of the new approaches better meets the descriptive and the prescriptive criteria, and expands the philosophico-methodological field to take in new topics and disciplines.

Author: Wenceslao J. Gonzalez
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319088858
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 375

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This book develops a philosophico-methodological analysis of prediction and its role in economics. Prediction plays a key role in economics in various ways. It can be seen as a basic science, as an applied science and in the application of this science. First, it is used by economic theory in order to test the available knowledge. In this regard, prediction has been presented as the scientific test for economics as a science. Second, prediction provides a content regarding the possible future that can be used for prescription in applied economics. Thus, it can be used as a guide for economic policy, i.e., as knowledge concerning the future to be employed for the resolution of specific problems. Third, prediction also has a role in the application of this science in the public arena. This is through the decision-making of the agents — individuals or organizations — in quite different settings, both in the realm of microeconomics and macroeconomics. Within this context, the research is organized in five parts, which discuss relevant aspects of the role of prediction in economics: I) The problem of prediction as a test for a science; II) The general orientation in methodology of science and the problem of prediction as a scientific test; III) The methodological framework of social sciences and economics: Incidence for prediction as a test; IV) Epistemology and methodology of economic prediction: Rationality and empirical approaches and V) Methodological aspects of economic prediction: From description to prescription. Thus, the book is of interest for philosophers and economists as well as policy-makers seeking to ascertain the roots of their performance. The style used lends itself to a wide audience.

Author: Gerard Radnitzky
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ISBN: 9788420680460
Category : Science
Languages : es
Pages : 389

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Author: Pablo Lorenzano
Publisher: EOLSS Publications
ISBN: 1848263252
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Languages : en
Pages : 394

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History and Philosophy of Science and Technology is a component of Encyclopedia of Physical Sciences, Engineering and Technology Resources in the global Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), which is an integrated compendium of twenty one Encyclopedias. The Theme on History and Philosophy of Science and Technology in four volumes covers several topics such as: Introduction to the Philosophy of Science; The Nature and Structure of Scientific Theories Natural Science; A Short History of Molecular Biology; The Structure of the Darwinian Argument In The Origin of Species; History of Measurement Theory; Episodes of XX Century Cosmology: A Historical Approach; Philosophy of Economics; Social Sciences: Historical And Philosophical Overview of Methods And Goals; Introduction to Ethics of Science and Technology; The Ethics of Science and Technology; The Control of Nature and the Origins of The Dichotomy Between Fact And Value; Science and Empires: The Geo-Epistemic Location of Knowledge; Science and Religion; Scientific Knowledge and Religious Knowledge - Significant Epistemological Reference Points; Thing Called Philosophy of Technology; Transitions from Function-Oriented To Effect-Oriented Technologies. Some Thought on the Nature of Modern Technology; Technical Agency and Sources of Technological Pessimism These four volumes are aimed at a broad spectrum of audiences: University and College Students, Educators and Research Personnel.

Author: Wenceslao J. González
Publisher: Netbiblo
ISBN: 9780972989237
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 288

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Nowadays, philosophy and methodology of science appear as a combination of novelty and continuity. This blend is clear both in the general approaches to science (those thought of as any science) and in the specific perspectives on every science, either formal or empirical. There are new topics for philosophical reflection, such as key issues in philosophy of medicine and central problems raised by neuroscience. Thus, new contents have brought attention to aspects that previously went almost unnoticed. In addition, there are new angles for philosophical study, such as the repercussion of society on scientific activity (in aims, processes, and results). But the background of the main philosophical and methodological trends of the twentieth century is, in many ways, still in place.

Author: International Institute of Philosophy
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Category : Philosophy
Languages : fr
Pages : 584

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Author: David B. Resnik
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134705859
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 208

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An essential introduction to the study of ethics in science and scientific research for students and professionals alike.

Author: Gabbay Dov
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ISBN: 9781848903814
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Languages : en
Pages : 168

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