Social empiricism /
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| Author / Creator: | Solomon, Miriam. |
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| Imprint: | Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2001. |
| Description: | xi, 175 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4548989 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Empirical Success
- 1. Scientific Success
- 2. Empirical Success and Theoretical Success
- 3. Defining Empirical Success
- 3. Whig Realism
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Scientific Realists and Antirealists
- 3. Kitcher's Recent Defense of Realism
- 4. Discussion of Kitcher's Views
- 5. Whig Realism
- 6. Evidence for Whig Realism
- 7. Methodological Import of Whig Realism
- 4. Decision Vectors
- 1. Decision Vectors and Scientific Rationality
- 2. Survey of Decision Vectors
- 5. Dissent
- 1. Initial Reflections
- 2. Evolutionary Biology after Publication of Origin
- An Example of Good Distribution of Research Effort
- 3. Genetics before the Discovery of DNA
- An Example of Less Good Dsitribution of Research Effort
- 4. The Continental Drift Dispute, 1920-1950
- 5. Cancer Virus Research
- 6. The "Invisible Hand of Reason"
- 6. Consenus
- 1. Background
- 2. Initial Reflections
- 3. Consensus on Plate Tectonics
- 4. Consensus on the "Central Dogma"
- 5. Comments
- 7. Social Empiricism
- 1. Statement of Social Empiricism
- 2. Consensus on Plate Tectonics
- 3. Consensus on the "Central Dogma"
- 4. Consensus on the Variability Hypothesis
- 5. Consensus on a Surgical Practice
- 6. Consensus on the Ovulation Theory of Menstruation
- 7. Consensus on the Copenhagen Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics
- 8. Dissolution of Consensus: Cold Fusion
- 9. Dissolution of Consensus: Treatment of Peptic Ulcers
- 10. A More Social Epistemology
- 8. Epistemic Fairness
- 1. Social Empiricism and Naturalized Epistemology
- 2. Standpoint Epistemologies of Science
- 3. Longino's Epistemology of Science
- 4. Social Empiricism and Feminist Philosophy
- 5. Conclusions
- Notes
- References
- Index
