What’s Wrong with Aim-Oriented Empiricism?¸
What’s Wrong with Aim-Oriented Empiricism?
Author(s): Nicholas MaxwellSubject(s): Epistemology, Philosophy of Science
Published by: Tallinna Tehnikaülikooli õiguse instituut
Keywords: empiricism; metaphysics of physics; philosophy of physics; rationality; scientific method; theoretical unity;
Summary/Abstract: For four decades it has been argued that we need to adopt a new conception of science called aim-oriented empiricism. This has far-reaching implications and repercussions for science, the philosophy of science, academic inquiry in general, the conception of rationality, and how we go about attempting to make progress towards as good a world as possible. Despite these far-reaching repercussions, aim-oriented empiricism has so far received scant attention from philosophers of science. Here, sixteen objections to the validity of the argument for aim-oriented empiricism are subjected to critical scrutiny.
Journal: Acta Baltica Historiae et Philosophiae Scientiarum
- Issue Year: 3/2015
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 5-31
- Page Count: 27
- Language: English