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Between History and Method

Disputes about the Rationality of Science

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  • © 1992

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Authors:
  1. Stefan Amsterdamski

    1. Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Polish Academy of Science, Poland

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Part of the book series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science (BSPS, volume 145)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction

    • Stefan Amsterdamski
    Pages 1-8

  3. The Development of Knowledge and the Ideals of Science

    • Stefan Amsterdamski
    Pages 9-26

  4. Ideals of Science and Rules of Explanation

    • Stefan Amsterdamski
    Pages 27-43

  5. The Modern Ideal of Science

    • Stefan Amsterdamski
    Pages 44-64

  6. The Institutionalization and Professionalization of Scientific Research

    • Stefan Amsterdamski
    Pages 65-78

  7. The Sources of the Crisis of the Modern Ideal of Science

    • Stefan Amsterdamski
    Pages 79-100

  8. Escape to World Three

    • Stefan Amsterdamski
    Pages 101-121

  9. Are There Selection Criteria?

    • Stefan Amsterdamski
    Pages 122-152

  10. Order and Anarchy

    • Stefan Amsterdamski
    Pages 153-176

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 177-227
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About this book

In this book I have tried to develop further the ideas expressed in my previous work, Between Experience and Metaphysics, which was published in the same series in 1975. Several years have passed since the original Polish edition (and then 1 the Italian translation) of this book appeared. The fact that the principal ideas expressed in it have withstood, as I see it, the brunt of criticism, has led me to remain basically with the original text. Two main changes have, however, been introduced. First, I have added an Appendix containing the original version of a paper I presented at the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin in June 1988 and a short postscript to that paper referring to comments made during two dis­ cussions at the Kolleg. Let me briefly explain the reason for this addition. In recent years the landscape for historical and philosophical in­ terpretation of the evolution of scientific knowledge has altered. The strongest of the new contenders for epistemological recognition are social constructivists, who analyze in detail how knowledge is produced within specific social settings, including the instruments and procedures of par­ ticular laboratories and the economic and political realities of particular scientific communities. The local character of these studies raises the question of whether they can ever provide generalizable epistemological claims.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Polish Academy of Science, Poland

    Stefan Amsterdamski

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Between History and Method

  • Book Subtitle: Disputes about the Rationality of Science

  • Authors: Stefan Amsterdamski

  • Series Title: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2706-6

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1992

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-1941-2Due: 30 November 1992

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-5199-6Published: 13 July 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-2706-6Published: 29 June 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0068-0346

  • Series E-ISSN: 2214-7942

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 227

  • Additional Information: Originally published in Polish

  • Topics: Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of the Social Sciences, History, general

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