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Social constructivism and the philosophy of science /

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?André Kukla presents a comprehensive discussion of the philosophical issues that arise out o...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kukla, André, 1942-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Routledge, 2000.
Colección:Philosophical issues in science.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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?André 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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 170 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0203171497
9780203171493
0203130995
9780203130995
6610329575
9786610329571