Title: Social Constructivism and the Philosophy of Science (Philosophical Issues in Science)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication Date: 2000
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0415234190
ISBN 13: 9780415234191
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New

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Social constructionists maintain that we invent the properties of the world rather than discover them. Is reality constructed by our own activity? Do we collectively invent the world rather than discover it? Andr� Kukla presents a comprehensive discussion of the philosophical issues that arise out of this debate, analysing the various strengths and weaknesses of a range of constructivist arguments and arguing that current philosophical objections to constructivism are inconclusive. However, Kukla offers and develops new objections to constructivism, distinguishing between the social causes of scientific beliefs and the view that all ascertainable facts are constructed.

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Andr� Kukla is a Professor in the Departments of Psychology and Philosophy at the University of Toronto. He is the author of Studies in Scientific Realism.

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