A New Program for Philosophy of Science?

I contend that Janet Kourany’s “A Philosophy of Science for the Twenty‐First Century” contains three levels of projects: (1) a naturalistic project, (2) a critical project, and (3) a political project. The naturalistic project is already well established. The critical project is less valued and less...

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Published in:Philosophy of science 2003-01, Vol.70 (1), p.15-21
Main Author: Giere, Ronald N.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Communities
Critical philosophy
Criticism
Empiricism
Epistemology. Philosophy of science. Theory of knowledge
Feminism
Feminist philosophy
Hope
Judgment
Naturalism
Nature
Philosophy
Philosophy of science
Political theory
Research programs
Science
Scientific research
Social responsibility
Underdetermination
Womens studies
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Summary:I contend that Janet Kourany’s “A Philosophy of Science for the Twenty‐First Century” contains three levels of projects: (1) a naturalistic project, (2) a critical project, and (3) a political project. The naturalistic project is already well established. The critical project is less valued and less established within the profession, but seems a worthy and achievable goal. The political project, I argue, takes one outside the professional pursuit of the philosophy of science. The critical project encompasses both the evaluation of scientific research programs and of empirical conclusions. I contend that the former is widely acknowledged as legitimate while the latter is unacceptable.
ISSN:0031-8248
1539-767X
DOI:10.1086/367865