Science and Relativism - Some Key Controversies in the Philosophy of Science

Why have many members of the intellectual community embraced a radical relativism where knowledge in general and scientific knowledge in particular are concerned? Have Kuhn, Quine, and Feyerabend 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 Science and Relativism, Larry offers a trenchant, wide-ranging critique of cognitive relativism and a thorough introduction to majorissues in the philosophy of knowledge.

About the author

Larry Laudan is professor and chairman in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Hawaii. Among his books are Progress and Its Problems, Science, and Values, and Science and Hypothesis.

Product details

• Authors: Larry Laudan, Laudan Larry
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.08.1990
• EAN: 9780226469492
• ISBN: 978-0-226-46949-2
• No. of pages: 194
• Dimensions: 13 mm x 20 mm x 1 mm
• Weight: 227 g
• Series: Science & its Conceptual Foundations Series SCF; Science and Its Conceptual Foundations series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / General, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought, History of Western philosophy