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Science and Values

The Aims of Science and Their Role in Scientific Debate

Larry Laudan author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:University of California Press

Published:1st Jul '92

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In this title, Laudan constructs a fresh approach to a longtime problem for the philosopher of science: how to explain the simultaneous and widespread presence of both agreement and disagreement in science. Laudan critiques the logical empiricists and the post-positivists as he stresses the need for centrality and values and the interdependence of values, methods, and facts as prerequisites to solving the problems of consensus and dissent in science.

ISBN: 9780520057432

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 227g

160 pages