On the aims and responsibilities of science

Principia: An International Journal of Epistemology 11 (1):45-62 (2007)
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I offer a view of the aims and responsibilities of science, and use it to analyze critically van Fraassen’s view that ‘objectifying inquiry’ is fundamental to the nature of science

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Science, truth, and democracy.Philip Kitcher - 2001 - New York: Oxford University Press.
The Empirical Stance.Bas C. Van Fraassen - 2004 - New York: Yale University Press.
The Empirical Stance.Bas C. Van Fraassen - 2002 - Yale University Press.
Science, Truth, and Democracy.A. Bird - 2003 - Mind 112 (448):746-749.

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