Science and Relativism
| Author | : Larry Laudan |
| Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
| Total Pages | : 196 |
| Release | : 2012-08-06 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780226219332 |
| ISBN-13 | : 022621933X |
| Rating | : 4/5 (33X Downloads) |
Download or read book Science and Relativism written by Larry Laudan and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2012-08-06 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years, many members of the intellectual community have embraced a radical relativism regarding knowledge in general and scientific knowledge in particular, holding that Kuhn, Quine, and Feyerabend have knocked the traditional picture of scientific knowledge into a cocked hat. Is philosophy of science, or mistaken impressions of it, responsible for the rise of relativism? In this book, Laudan offers a trenchant, wide-ranging critique of cognitive relativism and a thorough introduction to major issues in the philosophy of knowledge.