FROM NORMATIVE TOWARDS POSITIVE EPISTEMOLOGY: PROBLEM OF SCIENTIFIC FACT Cover Image

ОД НОРМАТИВНЕ КА ПОЗИТИВНОЈ ЕПИСТЕМОЛОГИЈИ: ПРОБЛЕМ НАУЧНЕ ЧИЊЕНИЦЕ
FROM NORMATIVE TOWARDS POSITIVE EPISTEMOLOGY: PROBLEM OF SCIENTIFIC FACT

Author(s): Milan Brdar
Subject(s): Epistemology, Evaluation research
Published by: Српско социолошко друштво
Keywords: Karl Popper; Thomas Kuhn; Ludvic Fleck; paradigm; theoretical framework; thouth style; scientific fact; basic statement; scientific knowledge; epistemology; positive; normative;

Summary/Abstract: In this article author provides a sketch of a twist from normative towards descriptive epistemology as a result of transformation of contemporary philosophy during the main occurance known as Linguistic Turn. Best ilustrations for etpistemic twist are given in theories of Karl Popper, Ludwik Fleck and Thomas Kuhn. These three theories determined deconstruction of traditional philosophy of science and traditional picture of science and its practice. At the same time, by the same twist towards descriptive and historical epistemology some core problems of epistemology and methodology are actualized in very sharper form. This concerns mainly of the problems of scientific statements and procedures of establishing of their objectivity and thrutfullness. For in all three theories, of Popper, Fleck and Kuhn, empirical statements are functions/dependent of: theoretical framework, of thouth style or of paradigm, problem of thrutfulness ad objective justification shows itself within Minhausen trilema.

  • Issue Year: 43/2009
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 283-309
  • Page Count: 27
  • Language: Serbian
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