Scientific Change
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Scientific Change
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Author : Alistair Cameron Crombie
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1963
Scientific Change written by Alistair Cameron Crombie and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1963 with Inventions categories.
The Laws Of Scientific Change
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Author : Hakob Barseghyan
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2015-08-17
The Laws Of Scientific Change written by Hakob Barseghyan and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-17 with Science categories.
This book systematically creates a general descriptive theory of scientific change that explains the mechanics of changes in both scientific theories and the methods of their assessment. It was once believed that, while scientific theories change through time, their change itself is governed by a fixed method of science. Nowadays we know that there is no such thing as an unchangeable method of science; the criteria employed by scientists in theory evaluation also change through time. But if that is so, how and why do theories and methods change? Are there any general laws that govern this process, or is the choice of theories and methods completely arbitrary and random? Contrary to the widespread opinion, the book argues that scientific change is indeed a law-governed process and that there can be a general descriptive theory of scientific change. It does so by first presenting meta-theoretical issues, divided into chapters on the scope, possibility and assessment of theory of scientific change. It then builds a theory about the general laws that govern the process of scientific change, and goes into detail about the axioms and theorems of the theory.
The Justification Of Scientific Change
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Author : C.R. Kordig
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 1975-04-30
The Justification Of Scientific Change written by C.R. Kordig and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1975-04-30 with Science categories.
In this book I discuss the justification of scientific change and argue that it rests on different sorts of invariance. Against this background I con sider notions of observation, meaning, and regulative standards. My position is in opposition to some widely influential and current views. Revolutionary new ideas concerning the philosophy of science have recently been advanced by Feyerabend, Hanson, Kuhn, Toulmin, and others. There are differences among their views and each in some respect differs from the others. It is, however, not the differences, but rather the similarities that are of primary concern to me here. The claim that there are pervasive presuppositions fundamental to scientific in vestigations seems to be essential to the views of these men. Each would further hold that transitions from one scientific tradition to another force radical changes in what is observed, in the meanings of the terms employed, and in the metastandards involved. They would claim that total replace ment, not reduction, is what does, and should, occur during scientific revolutions. I argue that the proposed arguments for radical observational variance, for radical meaning variance, and for radical variance of regulative standards with respect to scientific transitions all fail. I further argue that these positions are in themselves implausible and methodologically undesirable. I sketch an account of the rationale of scientific change which preserves the merits and avoids the shortcomings of the approach of radical meaning variance theorists.
Scientific Knowledge
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Author : Janet A. Kourany
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1987
Scientific Knowledge written by Janet A. Kourany and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Education categories.
* Broad ranging anthology that presents the best classical and contemporary material within the context of current trends in the philosophy of science (can be used as a core text or a supplemental reader).
Scientonomy The Challenges Of Constructing A Theory Of Scientific Change
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Author : Hakob Barseghyan
language : en
Publisher: Vernon Press
Release Date : 2022-02-08
Scientonomy The Challenges Of Constructing A Theory Of Scientific Change written by Hakob Barseghyan and has been published by Vernon Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-02-08 with Science categories.
During the so-called ‘historical turn’ in the philosophy of science, philosophers and historians boldly argued for general patterns throughout the history of science. From Kuhn’s landmark "Structure of Scientific Revolutions" until the "Scrutinizing Science" project led by Larry Laudan, there was optimism that there could be a general theoretical approach to understanding the process of scientific change. This optimism gradually faded as historians and philosophers began to focus on the details of specific case studies located within idiosyncratic historical, cultural, and political contexts, and abandoned attempts to uncover general patterns of how scientific theories and methods change through time. Recent research has suggested that while we have learned a great deal about the diversity and complexity of scientific practices across history, the push to abandon hope for a broader understanding of scientific change was premature. Because of this, philosophers, historians, and social scientists have become interested in reviving the project of understanding the mechanism of scientific change while respecting the diversity and complexity that has been unveiled by careful historical research over the past few decades. The chapters in this volume consider a particular proposal for a general theory of how scientific theories and methods change over time, first articulated by Hakob Barseghyan in "The Laws of Scientific Change" and since developed in a series of papers by a variety of members of the scientonomy community. The chapters consider a wide range of issues, from conceptual and historical challenges to the posited intellectual patterns in the history of science, to the possibility of constructing a general theory of scientific change, to begin with. Offering a new take on the project of constructing a theory of scientific change and integrating historical, philosophical, and social studies of science, this volume will be of interest to historians, philosophers, and sociologists of science.
A Manual Of Scientific Terms
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Author : James Stormonth
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1879
A Manual Of Scientific Terms written by James Stormonth and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1879 with Science categories.
Rethinking Scientific Change And Theory Comparison
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Author : Léna Soler
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2014-11-06
Rethinking Scientific Change And Theory Comparison written by Léna Soler and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-06 with Science categories.
This volume presents a collection of essays devoted to the analysis of scientific change and stability. It explores the balance and tension that exist between commensurability and continuity on the one hand and incommensurability and discontinuity on the other. The book constitutes fully revised versions of papers that were originally presented at an international colloquium held at the University of Nancy, France, in June 2004.
Scientific American
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1877
Scientific American written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1877 with Science categories.
Global Change
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989
Global Change written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Climatic changes categories.
The Quarterly Journal Of Science
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1877
The Quarterly Journal Of Science written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1877 with Engineering categories.