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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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
2011
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Philosophia reformata
Year: 2011, Volume: 76, Issue: 2, Pages: 169-186 |
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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. |
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ISSN: | 2352-8230 |
Contains: | In: Philosophia reformata
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/22116117-90000515 |