Zwicky as a Pluralist
Zwicky as a Pluralist
Author(s): Alan Heiblum RoblesSubject(s): History, Philosophy, Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Special Branches of Philosophy, History of ideas, Morphology, Philosophy of Science
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: history and philosophy of science; morphology; pluralism; truth; Zwicky
Summary/Abstract: Fritz Zwicky is best known to the general public for his scientific work. His methodological views are less known and some of his philosophical ideas did not receive favorable reviews. In other reading, however, Zwicky’s principle of flexibility of scientific truth, which asserts that no scientific statement can be absolute but rather subject to refinements or expansions, shows it as a contribution to epistemic pluralism.
Journal: Studia Historiae Scientiarum
- Issue Year: 2024
- Issue No: 23
- Page Range: 609-624
- Page Count: 16
- Language: English
