Book ID: CBB377519855

Epistemic Relativism: A Constructive Critique (2014)

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Seidel, Markus (Author)


Palgrave Macmillan


Publication Date: 2014
Physical Details: 297
Language: English

Markus Seidel provides a detailed critique of epistemic relativism in the sociology of scientific knowledge. In addition to scrutinizing the main arguments for epistemic relativism he provides an absolutist account that nevertheless aims at integrating the relativist's intuition.

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Authors & Contributors
Wehrens, Rik
Palermos, S. Orestis
Waidner, Isabel
Hegger, Ian Michael
Steckle, Matthew
Irlenborn, Bernd
Journals
Studies in History and Philosophy of Science
Studium: Tijdschrift voor Wetenschaps- en Universiteitgeschiedenis
Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B: Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics
Journal for General Philosophy of Science
HOPOS
Configurations: A Journal of Literature, Science, and Technology
Publishers
Oxford University Press
University of Windsor (Canada)
University of Maryland, College Park
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ohio University Press
de Gruyter
Concepts
Philosophy of science
Epistemology
Sociology of knowledge
Relativism (philosophy)
Objectivity
Science studies, theoretical works
People
Fleck, Ludwik
Bok, Christian
Newton, Isaac
Mannheim, Karl
Latour, Bruno
Harding, Sandra G.
Time Periods
19th century
21st century
20th century, late
20th century
18th century
Places
France
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