TRUTHS THAT SCIENCE CANNOT TOUCH

In this article I argue (i) that truth is the goal of science, (ii) that there is no clear demarcation between science and non-science (the demarcation is not to be found in method, nor in certain assumptions being made, nor in the nature of the results of scientific inquiry, nor in a supposed disin...

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Main Author: van Woudenberg, René (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2011
In: Philosophia reformata
Year: 2011, Volume: 76, Issue: 2, Pages: 169-186
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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Summary:In this article I argue (i) that truth is the goal of science, (ii) that there is no clear demarcation between science and non-science (the demarcation is not to be found in method, nor in certain assumptions being made, nor in the nature of the results of scientific inquiry, nor in a supposed disinterestedness on the part of scientists), and (iii) that notwithstanding the absence of a clear demarcation, there are truths, that science obviously can touch, but also truths, even truths that we can know, that science obviously cannot touch.
ISSN:2352-8230
Contains:In: Philosophia reformata
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/22116117-90000515