Abstract. Reichenbach’s and Popper’s discovery/justification dichotomy affects (in different ways) both the exponents of the sociological turn and the new experimentalists, despite the fact that these theorists are keenly aware that this dichotomy prevents a full recognition both of the social character of science and of the role of experiments in the natural sciences. We need to distinguish between two main senses of the discovery/justification dichotomy, namely a transcendental or pre-operational sense, connected with the validity claims of any meaningful discourse, and a methodological sense. While the distinction should be accepted in the former sense, it should be rejected in the latter sense. This allows us to put forth a coherent argument for the essentially social character of science, including the intersubjective reproducibility of experimental practices.
The Practice Turn in Philosophy of Science: The Discovery/Justification Distinction, and The Social Dimension of Scientific Objectivity
BUZZONI, Marco
2015-01-01
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Abstract. Reichenbach’s and Popper’s discovery/justification dichotomy affects (in different ways) both the exponents of the sociological turn and the new experimentalists, despite the fact that these theorists are keenly aware that this dichotomy prevents a full recognition both of the social character of science and of the role of experiments in the natural sciences. We need to distinguish between two main senses of the discovery/justification dichotomy, namely a transcendental or pre-operational sense, connected with the validity claims of any meaningful discourse, and a methodological sense. While the distinction should be accepted in the former sense, it should be rejected in the latter sense. This allows us to put forth a coherent argument for the essentially social character of science, including the intersubjective reproducibility of experimental practices.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
