Argument and Science [microform] / Michael J. Schneider
- Bib ID:
- 5372156
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- Schneider, Michael J
- Description:
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- [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1979
- 17 p.
- Summary:
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This paper contends that views of science as "objectivist" or "subjectivist" not only represent inaccurate and extreme positions on a continuum but also obscure the importance of argument in the scientific enterprise. It examines the role of argument in the objectivist view of science by exploring the analysis of Henry Johnstone, Jr., of the differences between philosophical and scientific rationality. Next, the paper illustrates the role of argument in the subjectivist view and considers the attack on the objectivist view. Finally, it argues that weaknesses in the subjectivist scheme suggest a more moderate view of science in which scientific rationality is grounded in a combination of argumentation and empirical verification. (FL)
- Notes:
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- ERIC Note: Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Central States Speech Association (St. Louis, Missouri, April 5-7, 1979).
- May also be available online. Address as at 14/8/18: https://eric.ed.gov/
- Reproduction:
- Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.
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- ERIC
- Copyright:
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- Publication date:
- 1988
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