Article ID: CBB001221445

Being Charitable to Scientific Controversies: On the Demonstrativity of Newton's Experimentum Crucis (2010)

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Zemplén, Gábor Á. (Author)
Demetera, Tamás (Author)


Monist: An International Quarterly Journal of General Philosophical Inquiry
Volume: 93
Pages: 640--656


Publication Date: 2010
Edition Details: Part of a special issue, “Philosophical History of Science”
Language: English

The article focuses on the local principle of charity, the significance of being charitable to scientific controversies, and their contextual approaches. It provides the contextual approach on the mainstream history and sociology of science. It defines science as an epistemically privileged effort. It suggests that the epistemic content should not be missed in the reconstruction of the scientists' positions.

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Mueller, Olaf L.
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