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A critical Examination of postmodern criticisim on scientific rationality

  • Philosophical Investigation
  • 2005, 17(), pp.47~64
  • Publisher : Institute of philosophy in Chung-Ang Univ.
  • Research Area : Humanities > Philosophy

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ABSTRACT

This paper attempts to examine the contemporary validity of scientific rationality, which goes back to the classical conceptions of science, and to refute the post-modern criticisms of scientific rationality. The main topics of this paper are the deterministic, mechanical belief and methodic conceptions, by means of which the classical sciences were developed. It is true that the theory-ladenness, statistical view and instrumental conception of scientific truth compel us to rethink the validity and meaning of scientific rationality. Nevertheless, I argue that these are not sufficient reasons to regard science as an irrational activity. I also argue that the post-modern criticisms of scientific rationality are bases on a failure to distingush practical (life-world) meaning of rationali modern science, scientific rationality, paradigm, instrumentalism, postmodernism, emotion, lifeworld. reason, T. S. Kuhn, P. Feyerabendty from scientific one.

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